Casa del Cordón, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Coordinates: 42°50′54″N 2°40′15″W / 42.848219°N 2.670743°W / 42.848219; -2.670743
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Casa del Cordón
LocationVitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Spain
Coordinates42°50′54″N 2°40′15″W / 42.848219°N 2.670743°W / 42.848219; -2.670743
Official namePalacio Casa del Cordón
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated1984
Reference no.RI-51-0005127
Casa del Cordón, Vitoria-Gasteiz is located in the Basque Country
Casa del Cordón, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Location of Casa del Cordón in the Basque Country
Casa del Cordón, Vitoria-Gasteiz is located in Spain
Casa del Cordón, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Casa del Cordón, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain)

The Casa del Cordón (Spanish for 'House of the String', Basque: Sokaren etxea) is a building in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1984.[1] It was built in the 15th century by converso Juan Sánchez de Bilbao around a previously existing tower house.[2] As of 2022, the building is the seat of the Fundación Vital, a banking foundation part of Kutxabank.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Casa Palacio del Cordón". Consulta a la base de datos de bienes inmuebles (in Spanish). Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Exposición permanente en la Casa del Cordón". Kutxabank (in Spanish). Fundación Vital. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Los Martes Musicales de Fundación Vital reciben esta semana en Vitoria a 'Caraia Dúo'". Europa Press (in Spanish). 28 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

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