Palacio de Cibeles

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Palacio de Comunicaciones
Palacio de Comunicaciones - 07.jpg
Data
place Madrid, Plaza de Cibeles
builder Antonio Palacios
Construction year 1919
height 40 m
Floor space 12,207 m²
Coordinates 40 ° 25 ′ 7 "  N , 3 ° 41 ′ 30"  W Coordinates: 40 ° 25 ′ 7 "  N , 3 ° 41 ′ 30"  W
Entire ensemble at the Plaza de Cibeles with Fuente de Cibeles (fountain) and the Palacio de Cibeles, today Palacio de Comunicaciones

The Palacio de Cibeles ("Palace of the Cybele ", built in 1919) has been the seat of the city council of Madrid since 2007 . It is named after the Plaza de Cibeles , where it is located. Previously it was the main post office of the Spanish capital under the name Palacio de Comunicaciones ("Palace of Communication").

The palace , which has a built-up area of ​​around 12,200 m², was built in the Plaza de Cibeles in the center of Madrid. The 30,000 m² property had previously belonged to the northwestern part of the Jardines del Buen Retiro gardens .

The construction planning began in 1904 under the project management of the architects Antonio Palacios , Julián Otamendi and the civil engineer Ángel Chueca Sainz . The design takes up various historical architectural styles, making it a typical example of eclecticism . The total budget at that time was 10,311,860 pesetas . The foundation stone was laid in 1907. On March 14, 1919, the official inauguration took place under the name of Catedral de las Comunicaciones and business activities as the main post office, distribution center and museum for mail , telegraphy and telephone by the Spanish royal couple Alfons XIII took place. and Victoria Eugénie .

Galeria de cristal

After several renovations, on November 5, 2007, the Palace of Communication became the seat of the City of Madrid. The Spanish postal company only uses the south wing of the building.

In the years 2008–2009, the German engineering company Schlaich, Bergermann und Partner built a glass roof over the courtyard, which was formerly used as a parking lot .

In 2011 the building was renamed the Palacio de Cibeles .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ariza, Carmen (1990). "Los jardines del Buen Retiro de Madrid". Lunwerg (Ayuntamiento de Madrid)
  2. ↑ Oriol, José Luis (1924). «La Reforma de Madrid». Arquitectura (Madrid) VI (60) page: 120-149
  3. ↑ Rodríguez Partearroyo, Francisco (2005). Concurso para el nuevo Ayuntamiento de Madrid en el Palacio de Comunicaciones. Arquitectura: Revista del Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid (COAM) (340): pages 112-115. ISSN  0004-2706
  4. ^ Schlaich, Mike (2010). "Palacio de Comunicaciones - a single layer glass grid shell over the courtyard of the future town hall of Madrid". Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (Valencia: Universitat Politécnica de Valencia): Page: 1338-1348. ISBN 978-84-8363-461-5

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