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Episcopal Palace, Astorga
Building in Astorga , Spain
| Episcopal Palace of Astorga | |
|---|---|
| Architectural style | Modernisme |
| Location | Astorga (León), Spain |
| Architect(s) | Antoni Gaudí |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 24 July 1969 |
| Reference no. | RI-51-0003827 |
The Episcopal Palace of Astorga (Spanish: Palacio Episcopal de Astorga) is a building by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí.
It was built between 1889 and 1913.
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Designed in the Catalan Modernisme style, it is one of only three buildings by Gaudí outside Catalonia.
History
When the original Episcopal Palace was destroyed by a fire in the 19th century, Bishop Juan Bautista Grau y Vallespinos of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Astorga decided to assign the design of the new building to his friend Antoni Gaudí.
The two had become friends when Grau was Vicar-General in the Archdiocese of Tarragona and had inaugurated a church for which the architect had designed the high alta