Cibeles Palace | |
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Palacio de Cibeles | |
Former names | Palacio de Comunicaciones Palacio de Telecomunicaciones |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Architectural style | Eclecticism Neo-Plateresque |
Location | Madrid, Spain |
Coordinates | 40°25′08″N 3°41′32″W / 40.418906°N 3.692084°W |
Current tenants | Ayuntamiento de Madrid |
Inaugurated | 1919 |
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Architectural | Spanish Property of Cultural Interest |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Antonio Palacios Joaquín Otamendi |
Cibeles Palace (Spanish: Palacio de Cibeles), formally known as Palacio de Comunicaciones (Palace of Communications) and Palacio de Telecomunicaciones (Palace of Telecommunications) until 2011, is a complex composed of two buildings with white facades and is located in one of the historical centres of Madrid, Spain. Formerly the city's main post office and telegraph and telephone headquarters, it is now occupied by City Council of Madrid, serving as the city hall, and the public cultural centre CentroCentro.