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Palacio Episco- pal de Astorga
Plaza de Eduardo de Castro
León
Castilla y León
Spain
98 761 68 82
Type: Museum
Addmission Fee: 2.50 Euro
Hours: Mon.-Sat. summers 10:00 am-2:00 pm and 4:00-8:00 pm, winters 11:00 am-2:00 pm and 3:30-6:30 pm
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León
Castilla y León
Spain
98 761 68 82
Type: Museum
Addmission Fee: 2.50 Euro
Hours: Mon.-Sat. summers 10:00 am-2:00 pm and 4:00-8:00 pm, winters 11:00 am-2:00 pm and 3:30-6:30 pm
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Near the Cathedral is the 19th-century Palacio Episcopal de Astorga. In1886 the residence of Astorga’s prelate, Bishop Grau, burned down. The Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí was chosen to rebuild the Palacio Episco-pal de Astorga largely because he was from the bishop’s hometown of Reus.
Gaudí, who was too preoccupied with his work on the other side of the country to spend much time in Astorga, designed a new Gothic palace based on reports and old photographs. The design was turned down by the local academy and, after extensive changes, work was begun, during which Bishop Grau died.
Further disagreements with the local academy led Gaudí to abandon the project and take his crew with him. The Neo-Gothic palace was roofless for 20 years until a Madrileño, Ricardo García Guereta, was commissioned to complete it. Inside, the Museo de los Caminos displays regalia related to the Camino de Santiago, along with a collection of gold and silverware, Roman relics and Gothic art.
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