Palace of the Viceroy (Barcelona)

The building had its origin in a woolen port warehouse of medieval times, until it was converted into a palace in 1652 and became the official residence of the viceroys of Catalonia.

King Philip IV confiscated the building in 1652 and purposed it to serve as the new residence of the Viceroy of Catalonia (also known as Lieutenant) moving from the Palau del Lloctinent.

In 1700, by initiative of viceroy Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt a connection was added to the Santa Maria del Mar church.

With the Nueva Planta decrees the office of the viceroy was abolished, and the palace became the residence of the Captain General of Catalonia.

The current royal residence in Barcelona is the Palace of Albéniz in the Joan Maragall Gardens on the Montjuïc mountain, which was designed for the 1929 International Exposition in the exhibition site itself.