Fortress of the Casa de la Vall

Casa de la Vall, House of the Valleys, Casa de los Valles
Andorra, Andorra la Vella
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Fortress of the Casa de la Vall

Casa de la Vall, House of the Valleys, Casa de los Valles
Andorra, Andorra la Vella
In the Old Quarter of Andorra la Vella, Barri Antique, is the Casa de la Vall (House of the Valleys), built in 1580 entirely from raw stone. The building was originally owned by the wealthy Andorran Busquets family.
The Casa de la Vall is a feudal-era fortified castle built in the style of rural Catalan architecture. The building with towers, battlements and steel bars on the windows is of great cultural and historical value.
Today, the Casa de la Vall complex houses a museum, and the Andorran Parliament sometimes sits in the Council Hall. Above the entrance to the mansion is the coat of arms of the principality: the coat of arms depicts a miter and a staff of the Bishop of Urgell and two bulls, symbolizing the joint government of France and Spain, red stripes on a yellow background are the colors of Catalonia and Béarn. The motto written on the coat of arms can be translated as: "Together we are stronger!".
Opposite the building, in 1993, a monument dedicated to the signing of a new constitution was unveiled.

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Traveled 10 years ago
Rating 8
What to pay attention to? 1. In a small park there is a monument dedicated to the first constitution of the country, sculptor Emil Armengol. 2. Near the walls of Casa de la Vall there is a monument to the centenary of the reform of 1866, which established the Council of the Valleys with the representation of all the communities of Andorra. 3. The building of the new Parliament is a modern building artfully styled after the architecture of the neighboring Casa de la Vall. 4. Casa de la Vall or House of the Valleys.
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