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The '''Palace of Ajuria Enea''' is a building in [[Vitoria-Gasteiz]], northern [[Spain]]. It is the [[official residence]] of the [[List of Basque Presidents|Lehendakari]] (the President of the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Autonomous Community]]). |
The '''Palace of Ajuria Enea''' is a building in [[Vitoria-Gasteiz]], northern [[Spain]]. It is the [[official residence]] of the [[List of Basque Presidents|Lehendakari]] (the President of the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Autonomous Community]]). |
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The building, chosen to be official residence on the basis of its architectural merits, was purchased by the Basque Government from its former owner, the Provincial Council of [[Álava]], in 1980.<ref>[http://www.lehendakaritza.ejgv.euskadi.net/r48-2286/en/contenidos/informacion/palacio_ajuriaenea/en_5481/palacio_ajuriaenea.html Discover the Basque Country - Basque Government - Euskadi.net<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112111428/http://www.lehendakaritza.ejgv.euskadi.net/r48-2286/en/contenidos/informacion/palacio_ajuriaenea/en_5481/palacio_ajuriaenea.html |date=2007-11-12 }}</ref> That same year it was occupied by [[Carlos Garaikoetxea]], first President of the Basque Government after the restoration of democracy in [[Spain]]. |
The building, chosen to be official residence on the basis of its architectural merits, was purchased by the [[Basque Government]] from its former owner, the Provincial Council of [[Álava]], in [[1980]].<ref>[http://www.lehendakaritza.ejgv.euskadi.net/r48-2286/en/contenidos/informacion/palacio_ajuriaenea/en_5481/palacio_ajuriaenea.html Discover the Basque Country - Basque Government - Euskadi.net<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112111428/http://www.lehendakaritza.ejgv.euskadi.net/r48-2286/en/contenidos/informacion/palacio_ajuriaenea/en_5481/palacio_ajuriaenea.html |date=2007-11-12 }}</ref> That same year it was occupied by [[Carlos Garaikoetxea]], first President of the Basque Government after the restoration of democracy in [[Spain]]. |
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The palace, which was built in 1920 by Swiss architect Alfredo Baeschlin and contractor Hilarión San Vicente for local industrialist Serafín Ajuria, displays architectural elements of neo-Basque art on the façade. After being the residence of the Ajuria family, in 1966 it was handed over to the religious order of the Madres Escolapias, who used it as a school. Six years later, in 1972, it was purchased by the Provincial Council of [[Álava]] for conversion into a museum of Basque art, and it was open to the public for two years until it became the Lehendakari’s official residence. |
The palace, which was built in 1920 by Swiss architect Alfredo Baeschlin and contractor Hilarión San Vicente for local industrialist Serafín Ajuria, displays architectural elements of neo-Basque art on the façade. After being the residence of the Ajuria family, in 1966 it was handed over to the religious order of the Madres Escolapias, who used it as a school. Six years later, in 1972, it was purchased by the Provincial Council of [[Álava]] for conversion into a museum of Basque art, and it was open to the public for two years until it became the Lehendakari’s official residence. |
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Revision as of 14:58, 31 October 2021
The Palace of Ajuria Enea is a building in Vitoria-Gasteiz, northern Spain. It is the official residence of the Lehendakari (the President of the Basque Autonomous Community).
The building, chosen to be official residence on the basis of its architectural merits, was purchased by the Basque Government from its former owner, the Provincial Council of Álava, in 1980.[1] That same year it was occupied by Carlos Garaikoetxea, first President of the Basque Government after the restoration of democracy in Spain.
The palace, which was built in 1920 by Swiss architect Alfredo Baeschlin and contractor Hilarión San Vicente for local industrialist Serafín Ajuria, displays architectural elements of neo-Basque art on the façade. After being the residence of the Ajuria family, in 1966 it was handed over to the religious order of the Madres Escolapias, who used it as a school. Six years later, in 1972, it was purchased by the Provincial Council of Álava for conversion into a museum of Basque art, and it was open to the public for two years until it became the Lehendakari’s official residence.