Lleida information
Former Hospital de Santa Maria
Former Hospital de Santa Maria, catedral Nova, Capella del Peu
del Romeu and Sant Joan; four monumental sites.
It is a Gothic-Plateresque building from the 15th and 16th centuries
and currently houses Institut d'Estudis Ilerdencs and Gabinet
Numismatic, with coin collections from all the historical periods
of Lleida.
The main facade displays an image of the Virgin and shields bearing
the city's coats of arms. A stone staircase rises from the magnificent
central courtyard and finishes in a gallery with pointed arches.
The building has the Gothic Room, used for temporary exhibitions
and which has a Baroque altarpiece in the 18th century by F. Escarpenter
dedicated to Our Lady of Angels.
The Archaeological Room displays prehisotoric, Iberian, Roman
and Visigothic exhibits.