Barcelona - Stock Exchange
The Stock Exchange (Catalan: Llotja) was founded in the 14th C. when the city was at its economic zenith. Nothing has remained of the first building, which was erected close to the shore. The present-day Stock Exchange was built between 1380 and 1392 in the Late Gothic style, but was then extended and altered in the 15th, 16th and 18th C., the last such additions being in Classical forms which characterize the present-day exterior of the building. Until a few years ago the Academy of Art (Escola de Belles Arts) was also situated here.
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Stock Exchange - Gothic Room
The only part of the Stock Exchange which has not been changed since its inception is the elegant Gothic Room, a three-aisled room divided by arches resting on slender columns, in which even today the business of the Stock Exchange is still conducted. Also of note are the staircase with its allegories of industry and trade and the purely Classical rooms of the Junta de Comerç (chamber of trade) on the upper floor.
