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Episcopal Palace of Tarazona

Monument · Tarazona, Tarazona y el Moncayo, Zaragoza

The Bishop's Palace of Tarazona (Zaragoza), home of the bishop of the diocese of Tarazona and a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) since 2020, occupies the site of an old Muslim zuda that later became a residence of the kings of Aragon. Bought in 1386 by Bishop Pérez Calvillo after the destruction of the previous episcopal houses, it was thoroughly transformed up to the episcopate of González de Munébrega, between 1547 and 1567. In 1591 Philip II held the Cortes of Aragon here following the Disturbances of Aragon. Built on the conglomerate rock of the historic centre, it presents six large brick arches on its façade facing the Queiles river. Inside, the dome of the grand staircase stands out, the work of Pietro Morone, decorated with portraits of Charles I, Prince Philip and González de Munébrega himself, as well as the Hall of Bishops, covered with a 15th-century Mudejar coffered ceiling.

Photo: Turol Jones, un artista de cojones from Villanueva del Cascajal, República Independiente de Mi Casa (CC BY 2.0)

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