Grand Palace is located on an unusually beautiful square of Barcelona - King Square is a complex consisting of several buildings. The palace was built in the 11th century and existed for a long time, as the residence of the Counts of Barcelona and later the Kings of Aragon.

The architectural complex of the Grand Royal Palace include the Chapel of St. Agatha, which is a wooden altar of the three kings, created in 1465 by the artist Jaime Uge and recognized as a masterpiece of Catalan Gothic, Tower Martin Luther King, which is part of the Palace of the Vicar, and attached to the Royal Grand Palace, and directly the construction of the Palace of the 11th century.

The building of the Palace in the 1359-1362 biennium. Throne Hall was built (Salo de Tinell), built on the project of Guillermo Carbonell. In this hall held the meeting of the Holy Inquisition, and it was in this room, King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile welcomed Christopher Columbus returned from America. The building of the Throne Hall (34 meters long, 17 - in the width and height of 12 meters) is the epitome of the Catalan Gothic style of the time, and one of the clearest examples of Gothic architecture in Europe.

Today, in the premises of the Grand Royal Palace located Frederic Mares Museum and Historical Museum of the city.

Doors of the Royal Palace is open to visitors all year round, so everyone can touch the history and enjoy the beauty and grandeur of the decoration of the former royal residence.