Seat of the Cortes of Castile and León

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Coordinates: 41°38′37″N 4°44′41″W / 41.6436°N 4.7448°W / 41.6436; -4.7448
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The Seat of the Cortes of Castile and León (Spanish: Sede de las Cortes de Castilla y León) is a legislative building opened in 2007 for the Cortes of Castile and León, situated in the city of Valladolid.

History[edit]

The modern Cortes of Castile and León was first situated in the small town of Tordesillas on 21 May 1983, and then moved to Fuensaldaña Castle near Valladolid.[1] In April 2004, work began on this new building designed by Ramón Fernández Alonso from Granada, though the final design was modified by local architects Leopoldo Cortejoso and Juan Antonio Coronado.[1]

On 14 November 2007, the building was opened by King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sophia of Spain. Around 200 guests attended, including former presidents of the regional government and incumbents of neighbouring regions.[2]

An initial €39.6 million budget rose to over €79.5 million costs by January 2009.[3]

Description[edit]

Situated in the neighbourhood of Villa de Prado, the avant-garde building covers 30,000 square metres of floor space and is divided into four blocks.[1]

The construction included materials from all nine of the region's provinces, including granite, quartz, marble and sandstone.[4] In the main chamber, there is a mosaic from the 4th century AD, excavated from a former Roman villa on the site which gave its name to the neighbourhood.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Iglesias, Félix (14 November 2007). "Un edificio para un nuevo Estatuto" [A building for a new Statute]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Alrededor de 200 invitados acompañarán hoy a los Reyes en la inauguración de las Cortes de Castilla y León" [Around 200 invited guests will accompany the King and Queen today in the inauguration of the Cortes of Castile and León] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 14 November 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. ^ Barbadillo, Isabel F. (13 April 2009). "El coste de la sede de las Cortes no deja de crecer" [The cost of the Seat of the Cortes won't stop rising]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "El nuevo edificio de la Junta está compuesto de materiales de las nueve provincias" [The new Junta building is composed of materials from the nine provinces]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 9 August 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Las huellas del pasado" [The footsteps of the past]. ABC (in Spanish). 5 July 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

41°38′37″N 4°44′41″W / 41.6436°N 4.7448°W / 41.6436; -4.7448

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