Palacio de la Merced, Baroque convent in Córdoba, Spain

The Palacio de la Merced is an 18th-century building in Córdoba, Andalusia, constructed over the former convent of La Merced Calzada. Its main façade is horizontal, broken by the vertical volume of the church, which has a Latin cross plan with a nave, two aisles and a transept. The rectangular cloister with round arches was finished in 1752.

The palace stands on ancient Roman foundations with archaeological excavations revealing remains of a Visigothic baptistery and crypt from the time of King Reccared I. These discoveries show how the site has been sacred ground across multiple cultures.

The building's name comes from the Merced Calzada convent founded here in the 13th century; a carving of the Cristo de la Merced from that convent survives in the present church. Since 1960 it has housed the Diputación Provincial de Córdoba, and the former hospice workshops in the arcades gave rise to the provincial printing press.

The building currently serves as the headquarters of the Provincial Government of Córdoba with temporary art exhibitions displayed throughout the year. Check ahead about which areas are open to the public and visit during exhibition periods for full access.

The south facade, created in the 1960 renovation, carries a large sundial designed by architect Rafael de La-Hoz, crowned by a sculpture of the Sun by Tomás Egea Azcona. The north facade gained a 16th-century stone doorway moved from the church of San Pedro de Alcántara.