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Manor House of the Montoliu

el Morell, Tarragonès, Tarragona

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Manor House of the Montoliu

Monument · el Morell, Tarragonès, Tarragona

Also called Castell del Morell, it is a large casal with a square plan that crowns the hill of the village and today houses the town hall of el Morell. The first castle was built at the end of the 12th century, shortly after the lordship of Morell was created in 1173; by the mid-18th century it was in ruins, and in 1769, after a century-long lawsuit, Plàcid de Montoliu took possession of the lordship and ordered it demolished. The current building, newly built, was constructed somewhat further south of the original, commissioned in 1778 by Maria Josep de Bru i Descatllar and finished in 1794. The façade, with a triple balcony and the Montoliu coat of arms, preserves sgraffito decoration depicting knights. Inside there are rooms with fresco paintings on floral themes. Restored in 1994. Bien Cultural de Interés Nacional (Catalonia's highest level of heritage protection).

Photo: Lluis tgn (CC BY-SA 3.0 es)

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