La Porxada

La Porxada
Etymology from its open portico or porch-like design[1]
General information
Type corn exchange
Architectural style Renaissance[1]
Town or city Granollers[1]
Country Spain
Coordinates 41°36′29″N 2°17′15″E / 41.60806°N 2.28750°E / 41.60806; 2.28750
Construction started 1586
Completed 1587[1]
Dimensions
Other dimensions 24 x 15.65 m[1]
Technical details
Structural system 15 Tuscan order pillars[1]
Design and construction
Main contractor Bartomeu Brufalt
Designations artistic and historical monument (MHA), 2006[1]
References
RI-51-0011586

La Porxada is a 16th-century corn exchange (llotja) in the Catalan town of Granollers, near Barcelona.[2] It was declared to be an official artistic and historical monument (MHA) in 2006.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Antoni Pladevall i Font; Antoni Navrarro i Cossio (2010), "Granollers", This is Catalonia: A Guide to Architectural Heritage, p. 239, ISBN 9788439386810
  2. ↑ Granollers. Història agrària dels Països Catalans, 3, 2008, p. 265

Further reading

  • Jaume Sesé; Agustí Corominas; Manel Gener (2001), La Porxada: Granollers al segle XVI
  • Jaume Casanovas Casas (1982), La Porxada de Granollers


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