Palacio de Cibeles
CentroCentro
Madrid Spain
2008

Iconic venue built in 1904, with displays on urban life plus a tower with panoramic city views.

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The Palacio de Cibeles, located in the heart of Madrid, is the most important building in the Plaza de Cibeles.

The Palacio de Cibeles was formerly known as Palacio de Telecomunicaciones, and today as CentroCentro.

The building, which looks like a cathedral, was built in 1909 by the architects Antonio Palacios and Joaquín Otamendi to be the headquarters of Spain’s post office. This spectacular building was the seat of Postal and Telegraphic Museum until 2007, when it became the new headquarters of the Madrid City Hall, previously located in Plaza de la Villa.

In addition to the area where public servants work, CentroCentro has more than 5,000 square meters of exhibition space distributed on floors 1, 3, 4 and 5. These spaces exhibit artistic projects and initiatives on urban culture that reflect the character of the city and its residents.

Located in the Palacio de Cibeles, the seat of the City Council, this Paseo del Arte public culture and leisure center is a lively and effervescent space, connected to the city and urban life. His proposal raises the dialogue between disciplines –design, illustration, art, photography, urbanism, architecture, music, literature, history– with the aim of activating critical thinking in the face of the challenges of the present and the future. Its programming seeks to generate new ways of relating to culture, from intellectual reflection and fun, provoking the curiosity of an increasingly diverse public.