Guernica y Luno - Casa de Juntas

The Casa de Juntas, built in 1824-33 around the old oak, is now the meeting-place of the provincial assembly of Vizcaya. Adjoining the council chamber is a chapel faced with colored tiles depicting the lords and the Estates of Vizcaya. On one side of the main entrance, below a classical-style temple, is the stump of the oak-tree. Behind the building is a tall oak, grown from a seedling of the original tree in 1860. The 1937 air raid is commemorated by a piece of sculpture by Eduardo Chillida. The Casa de Juntas also houses a library and the largest archives in Vizcaya.