Saló del Tinell, a national cultural landmark in Barcelona, is a grand hall that has witnessed numerous historical events. Commissioned by Pere el Cerimoniós in 1359 and completed in 1370, it was built to host royal ceremonies and banquets. The name ‘Tinell’ derives from an escalonat mobile used to display vaixelles.
Situated in the Plaça del Rei, the hall served as a capella ardent for the príncep de Viana in 1461 and his father Joan II in 1479. The conquest of Granada was commemorated here in 1493, and the first voyage of Cristòfor Colom was also celebrated in the same year.
In 1546, the hall was adapted for the use of the escrivans of the Consell Criminal del Principat de Catalunya. This adaptation divided the hall into two dependencies: the scribes' room, with a portal and stairway, and the Aula Major, accessible from the upper gallery of the common gallery of the palace and the chapel of Santa Àgata.
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Written by Nik Frost
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