University of Valencia - La Nau
Alexander VI issued the bull for its creation in 1501.
This historic building, declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in 1981, is the oldest and most emblematic of the University of Valencia. It has been the main seat since its foundation at the end of the 15th century until the middle of the 20th century.
In 1488 the General Council of the city agreed to group all the higher studies in the city into a General Study and promoted raising them to university level. For this purpose, he acquired a group of houses and lots that were built around La Nave street and commissioned Pere Compte to remodel it.
In 1499 Els Jurats or representatives of the city drew up the first statutes of the new institution, which opened its doors in 1500. The papal bull of the Valencian Alexander VI and the royal privilege (Ferdinand II of Aragon) that gave university rank to the studies they arrived in 1501 and 1502.
The building is an example of Valencian neoclassical architecture. Its current configuration is the result of successive interventions carried out throughout history, from the first design commissioned to Pere Compte in 1498.
Currently, La Nau, in addition to being the seat of the Rector's Office and the Vice-Rector's Office for Culture and Sport, houses, as a Cultural Center, an important part of the cultural activities of the University of Valencia, also housing its Historical Library.
