Cibeles Palace (Madrid)
The Cibeles Palace, also known as the Communications Palace, is an architectural complex located lateral to the homonymous square. It is formed by two buildings that occupy an impressive area of 30,000 square meters and is considered one of the first exponents of Spanish Modernist architecture.
Built between 1907 and 1919, this formidable structure functioned as the headquarters of the city's then-modern postal, telephone and telegraph distribution centre. As time passed, the building underwent a series of renovations and additions to update its technology.
These renovations, most of them carried out during the 1960s by the famous architect Antonio de Sala-Navarro y Reverter, sought to improve the communication systems between the buildings and provide more modern access and areas. As decades passed and the Internet appeared, the postal system lost its prominence.
The complex’s architectural design, the work of architects Joaquín Otamendi and Antonio Palacios, has a façade with Salamancan Baroque and Neoplateresque details that also appear in its interior— the work of the famous Romantic-style sculptor Ángel García Díaz.
Due to its exotic beauty and immense heritage and artistic importance, the Cibeles Palace was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest and incorporated into the city's municipal heritage.
Built between 1907 and 1919, this formidable structure functioned as the headquarters of the city's then-modern postal, telephone and telegraph distribution centre. As time passed, the building underwent a series of renovations and additions to update its technology.
These renovations, most of them carried out during the 1960s by the famous architect Antonio de Sala-Navarro y Reverter, sought to improve the communication systems between the buildings and provide more modern access and areas. As decades passed and the Internet appeared, the postal system lost its prominence.
The complex’s architectural design, the work of architects Joaquín Otamendi and Antonio Palacios, has a façade with Salamancan Baroque and Neoplateresque details that also appear in its interior— the work of the famous Romantic-style sculptor Ángel García Díaz.
Due to its exotic beauty and immense heritage and artistic importance, the Cibeles Palace was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest and incorporated into the city's municipal heritage.
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Civil Buildings in Madrid
Religious Buildings in Madrid
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