Geldo's Castle Palace, at Castellon Province, Spain

Abstract

This castle palace, located in the small town of Geldo, in the province of Castellon, Spain, was built between the fourteenth and the fifteenth century and was declared as Cultural Heritage on 1985. The palace belonged to different families: Valterra, Sorell, Folch de Cardona until the seventeenth century, when it was taken over by "Casa de Medinaceli". Since the nineteenth century the building has begun its decline, and was used as a bar, store, city hall, houses or clubs. In recent years have made some archaeological and restoration work The building is squared-plant with three floors. It is distributed as typical Valencian gothic palaces, around a courtyard; it has also Gothic Portals, windows, vaults and polychrome wood coffered ceilings. The aim of this work is to collaborate with the artistic projection of an architectural heritage which, in spite of being in a rural environment, has not just of a great artistic value, but also of historical, cultural and social one.