Andorra. Learning government without inventing a dynasty
Casa de la Vall housed Andorra’s parliament from 1702 to 2011.

Casa de la Vall housed Andorra’s parliament from 1702 to 2011. It retained ceremonial functions after the new building opened. School visits connect the two sites, placing historic and contemporary parliamentary spaces side by side.
Read the building alongside the Constitution. Article 43 identifies the co-princes—the Bishop of Urgell and the President of the French Republic—as the joint head of state. Article 50 assigns the General Council representation, legislation, budget approval and scrutiny of the government’s political activity.
A practical civic lesson follows: match each institution with an action, a document and a place. Architecture becomes more informative when its rooms are connected to defined public responsibilities.
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Materials used in the review- Consell General · school visits to Casa de la Vall · https://www.consellgeneral.ad/ca/el-consell-dandorra/consell-obert/alumnes-de-segona-ensenyanca/visita-a-les-escoles ↗
- Constitution of Andorra · 1993 referendum · https://www.consellgeneral.ad/ca/el-consell-dandorra/constitucio-i-reglament/la-constitucio-del-principat-d-andorra ↗
Sources and further research
- Consell General · school visits to Casa de la Vall
School visits to the historic parliamentary building and the modern chamber, distinguishing the building’s past from the current political system.
- Constitution of Andorra · 1993 referendum
Official constitutional text and language versions: the basis for studying the co-principality.
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