Gothic window that presents a central, sculpted capital, taken from the ancient palace of the Centelles counts. The Centelles Palace, a Gothic-Renaissance building that dates back to the first half of the 15th century with major remodelling works carried out in 16th century, is located in the extreme south-west of the now-defunct city wall of Oliva. Nowadays the palace’s remains have been re-used in houses in the part of town that sits between the streets Comare, Las Torres, Aula and Duque de Osuna.

The building follows the tradition of 15th-century Valencian palaces – square, slightly irregular base, with circular and square towers. The tower of the south wall – the Torre del Homenaje – was the most prominent part of the palace due to its sheer size.
The palace is entered via an archway in the north wall that is linked to a central patio. This patio, rectangular in shape, functioned as an access point to the various rooms and was the most significant element of the construction.

At the end of the 19th century, the process of the palace’s destruction began with its sale to private individuals and the subsequent dividing-up of the building. During the first three decades of the 20th century the pilfering of its most representative features continued – columns, roof-tiles, bricks, carpentry, arches and so on. Some of these were taken to Denmark and year later, others were acquired by the Hispanic Society of America in New York; other remains were distributed throughout the town of Oliva, as is the case with the gothic window and six white marble columns, topped by Corinthian capitals, which can be seen in Oliva’s Archaeological Museum.