The Palau de Congressos de Barcelona is part of the International Exposition of 1929 complex, for which some fifteen palaces were built, as well as numerous national and commercial pavilions, a stadium, a swimming pool and the architectural reproductions that make up the Poble Espanyol, or Spanish Village. Six large palaces were built on the lower part of the mountain, by Plaça d’Espanya, as exhibition halls and for many years they hosted the annual multi-trade Fira de Mostres, in addition to single-trade fairs and exhibitions. And standing either side of the stone stairs are the two tall buildings designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch: the Alfons XIII and Queen Victòria Eugènia palaces. Their towers are reproductions of the ones found on the Pont Reial in Valencia.