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If you like to visit historical buildings, Museums Valencia is the place for you. The old quarter of the city has beautiful old buildings which you can admire. Palau de la Generalitat is one such building.Plaza de la Virgin is the place where Palau de la Generalitat is situated. It seems that the Plaza breathes history. The most important buildings in Valencia are located in this plaza. The gothic styled palace was built in the 15th century. It was used as the Royal Court building in 1421 for the Valencian Kingdom.
Additional layers were added over the period of time which displays Moorish influence and themes. The Palau de la Generalitat has three floors. The ground floor has rectangular windows. The main floor has columns and triple windows and at the top level there is a gallery.In the 16th century Juan Corbera added one tower to Palau de la Generalitat. Renaissance iconography has adorned the windows. The courtyard and the tower's Sala Nova hall are the most striking features of Palau de la Generalitat
Now Palau de la Generalitat is the seat for the regional government. The building has a Golden hall in which very interesting murals are displayed. In the main board room priceless paintings by Zarinena are displayed.
If you are in the old quarter of the city you can leisurely walk along the plaza and admire this historically important building.
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