{"id":13323,"date":"2022-02-08T14:26:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T14:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vellomonfortarquitectes.com\/the-old-university-of-gandia\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T09:13:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:13:50","slug":"the-old-university-of-gandia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vellomonfortarquitectes.com\/en\/the-old-university-of-gandia\/","title":{"rendered":"The old University of Gand\u00eda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nowadays in Gand\u00eda you can find active universities, such as the Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Val\u00e8ncia, which has one of its campuses in this city. But this was not the first university in the city of Gand\u00eda, far from it. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the historic centre of the city, in the Plaza de las Escuelas P\u00edas, you can find a Renaissance style building, one more of the architectural buildings of Gand\u00eda, in fact, one of the most important of its historic centre. This is the Old University of Gand\u00eda or the Escuelas P\u00edas. And now you will understand the interesting world of <a href=\"https:\/\/vellomonfortarquitectes.com\/en\/\">architecture in Gand\u00eda<\/a> and where all our vocation comes from.  <\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">When was the old university of Gand\u00eda created?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gandiaturistica.com\/antiguauniversidad.htm\">old university of Gand\u00eda<\/a> was founded by the IV Duke and III General of the Society of Jesus, Francisco de Borja. It was created as a project for the college of San Sebastian, but the Duke of Gandia asked Pope Paul III to convert it into a university (1549). It was founded in 1546, but closed in 1772. The reason for the closure of its doors was that in 1767 the Jesuits were expelled by decree of Charles III.<br \/>Translated with DeepL.com (free version)   <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite this closure, we can say that illustrious figures such as Francisco de Borja and Baltasar Graci\u00e1n have passed through here. Moreover, this university was the first Jesuit university in the world. For several centuries it was one of the most important centres of Gand\u00eda and its surroundings.  <\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">What use is the old university of Gand\u00eda now being put to?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1806 the Gand\u00eda Town Council decided to give the building to open a school to the Piarist Fathers, which is still used for the same purpose. It is also the headquarters of the UNED, National University of Distance Education. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ground floor of the building is used as the Coll Alas Municipal Exhibition Hall. So we can say that this old Renaissance building is full of history and that many important figures in the history of the province have passed through its corridors. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nowadays, in front of the old University of Gandia, there is a square where you can find 5 bronze statues that were created by Manuel Boix. These represent people of the Borgia family such as the pope Calixo III and the pope Alejandro VI. You can also find their children C\u00e9sar and Lucrecia and the IV Duke of Gand\u00eda.  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is definitely a place we recommend you to visit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_code_0 et_pb_code et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\"><div class=\"author-box\" style=\"border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; padding: 20px; margin-top: 40px; border-radius: 12px; max-width: 600px; text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vellomonfortarquitectes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/joseantonio.jpg\" alt=\"Jos\u00e9 Antonio Vell\u00f3, chartered architect in Gand\u00eda\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n  <h3 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\">About the author: Jos\u00e9 Antonio Vell\u00f3<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\">\n Architect registered with the <strong>COACV <\/strong>and co-founder of <strong>Vell\u00f3 Monfort Arquitectes<\/strong>. He has over 20 years of experience in the design, renovation and technical management of residential and public projects in the <strong>Valencian Community<\/strong>. \n  <\/p>\n  <p style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\">\n Specialist in urban planning regulations, energy efficiency, and comprehensive construction management for individuals, developers, and public entities.\n  <\/p>\n  <p style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/vellomonfortarquitectes.com\/en\/architecture-studio\/\" style=\"color: #005599; text-decoration: underline;\">Learn more about the study<\/a> | \n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jos%C3%A9-antonio-vell%C3%B3-ribes-aba23027?originalSubdomain=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #005599; text-decoration: underline;\">LinkedIn profile<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":12559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[180,187,185],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en","category-gandia-en","category-tourism"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Old University of Gand\u00eda | Vell\u00f3 Arquitectos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We want you to know more about the ancient University of Gand\u00eda, the first Jesuit university in the world. 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