Parlament de catalunya1

Parlament de Catalunya - Chronology

By Yerai Morales
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    Construction of the Ciutadella

    (Arsenal)
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    Arsenal

  • Executions of locals in the Ciutadella

  • Demolition of the Ciutadella

  • "Exposició Universal de Barcelona"

    "Exposició Universal de Barcelona" is celebrated in the place where the Ciutadella was.

  • It becomes a royal palace

    The old arsenal becomes a royal palace for when the kings of Spain visit Barcelona (designed by Pere Falqués).
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    Royal palace

  • It becomes the "Museu Municipal d'Art".

    The royal palace becomes a museum, the "Museu Municipal d'Art".
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    Museum

  • It becomes the Parliament of Catalonia

    The Generalitat president, Francesc Macià, gives the royal palace of the Ciutadella the function of the parliament of Catalonia.
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    Parliament

  • It stops working as a parliament

    Last meeting in the Ciutadella as a parliament before it becomes a barracks in the "Guerra Civil Española".

  • It becomes a barracks

    The general Francisco Franco decides to turn the parliament into a barracks.
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    Barracks

  • It becomes the "Museu d'Art Modern"

    The barracks become a museum, the "Museu d'Art Modern".
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    Museum

  • It becomes the parliament of Catalonia again

    Thanks to the recovery of the democratical freedom and the Catalonian institutions, the old Ciutadella building becomes the Parliament of Catalonia again, this time until the present.
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    Parliament