Palau de la Generalitat Valenciana
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The Palace of the Generalitat Valenciana, (Valencian: Palau de la Generalitat Valenciana; Spanish: Palacio de la Generalidad Valenciana) is a historic palace dating from the 15th century, initially built in the Valencian Gothic style with later Renaissance additions and changes. Today, it houses the offices of the executive of the Generalitat Valenciana.
In 1931, it was designated a Bien de Interés Cultural made from local materials such as stone from Godella and Rocafort, tiles from Manises and Paterna, marble from Serra del Buixcarró, and wood carved from native forests.
The palace is located in La Seu neighborhoodin ES in the Ciutat Vella districtin ES of the city of Valencia. It is located between Carrer dels Cavallers on the south, Carrer Bailia on the north, and between Plaça de Manisesin CA to the west and Plaza of the Virgin to the east. This is one of the oldest parts of the city, where one also finds the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Basilica of Our Lady of the Forsaken, the Palace of Fuentehermosa,in ES and the Palace of Batlia.in CA
While it currently serves as the headquarters of the government of the Valencian Community, the building has had various names during its long existence:
Palace of the Diputació del General (or Generalitat) of the Kingdom of Valencia (1421–1705)
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