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La Granja of Artesa de Segre

Artesa de Segre, Noguera, Lleida

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La Granja of Artesa de Segre

Monument · Artesa de Segre, Noguera, Lleida

La Granja d'Artesa de Segre is a plateresque building from the 16th century, built in 1548 by the monks of Montserrat, who had dominated the town since 1510, as the abbot's residence during his visits and the seat of tax collection; it was known as the Casa Nova. It is a freestanding building with a quadrangular plan, with an entrance courtyard and a central courtyard, which retains from its original fabric the great voussoired gateway of the main façade and three plateresque balconies, now gone, of which only traces remain on the wall. After the disentailment of 1835 it passed into private hands, and in 1902 it was acquired by the Maluquer family, who lived there until 1960, when, despite its declaration as a bien de interés nacional in 1949, they sold it for renovation; it was converted into rental housing.

Photo: Isidre blanc (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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