Palacio de Justicia de Albacete, Judicial palace in Albacete, Spain.
Palacio de Justicia de Albacete is a judicial complex at the Altozano, the historic centre of Albacete, between Paseo de la Libertad, San Agustín and Salamanca streets. It consists of two buildings separated by a central courtyard with a footbridge between them. It houses the Superior Court of Justice of Castilla-La Mancha, the Public Prosecutor's Office of Castilla-La Mancha and the Provincial Court of Albacete.
The first Real Audiencia Territorial de Albacete was installed in 1834 in the reformed 16th-century convent of San Agustín, with jurisdiction over Albacete, Murcia, Ciudad Real and Cuenca. Francisco Jareño rebuilt it in 1857 and Baldomero Pérez Villena remodelled it in 1944. Demolished in 1974, it was replaced by Germán Álvarez de Sotomayor's complex, inaugurated by Juan Carlos I and Sofía on 7 March 1980.
On the main facade hangs a bronze bust of Francisco Jareño, the architect who rebuilt the Real Audiencia Territorial de Albacete in 1857 and designed major official buildings under Isabel II. The courthouse keeps his memory on the spot where his work once stood.
Access to the building is restricted since it is an active legal institution handling court proceedings and official business. The exterior can be viewed from the street, and any necessary visits should be arranged in advance through official channels.
The site was previously occupied by a convent of Saint Augustine before its transformation into a courthouse. This conversion shows how the location changed from religious use to serve the region's judicial system.
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