- Location
- Valle Inclán, s/n, SANTIAGO, 15704
- Telephone
- 981 546 619
- Fax
- 981 546 619
- Observations
- Designed and built between 1988 and 1993 by the Portuguese architect Álvaro
Size (Pritzker Prize winner in 1993), the building housing the Galician
Contemporary Art Centre is located in one of Santiago de Compostela’s most
evocative and symbolic monumental areas: bordering the old town and beside the
ancient entranceway of the French Way of St. James. Behind the CGAC there are
recently rehabilitated gardens, which still contain archaeological remains and old
pathways. The building is arranged around an axis, with its interior spaces opening
up as if it were a fan; externally it is limited by high walls and internally, flooded
with daylight. The main foyer leads to the different exhibition rooms, the
auditorium and the library. The upper terrace outlines the building’s ground plan
and provides a magnificent view of the monumental quarter, while also revealing
the architect’s integrating vision of the building.