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Construction of the Citadel
The works directed by Prospero de Verboom lasted 36 years -
Executions
Executions of Barcelona citizens who feared the glaciers of Ciutadella in June 1809, as a result of the repression exercised by the French troops in Catalonia. -
Endecoration of the Citadel
General Joan Prim obtained that they use a law ordering the Cossack torture, the conservation in park and the transfer to the city. Three buildings were not overthrown: the governor's palace, the church and the arsenal. -
Celebration of the Universal Exposition of Barcelona
In the space of the park of the old Citadel, the Universal Exposition of Barcelona was celebrated -
The Arsenal
The old arsenal was transformed into a royal palace to keep the kings of Spain when they went to Barcelona.
Pere Falqués was the architect in charge of transforming the arsenal into a palace. -
Municipal Museum
It was converted into the Municipal Museum of Art and added two lateral wings. -
Headquarters of the Parliament of Catalonia
In 1932, the president of the Generalitat, Francesc Macià, decided to give another function to the Royal Palace of Ciutadella and to install the headquarters of the Parliament of Catalonia. -
Franco and his rules
General Franco turned the Palace of Parliament into a casemate. -
The Transformation
He transformed himself into the modern art museum -
The Parlament's Return
With the restoration of democratic freedoms and institutions of Catalonia, the palace was restored and re-adapted to be able to host Parliament again. On April 10, 1980, the first session took place.