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When the Progressive Party took power, they decided to build a new structure to replace the religious building, in front of Plaza de las Cortes. The project was designed and executed by the architect Narciso Pascual Colomer, with construction beginning on October 10, 1843, and the building being inaugurated on October 31, 1850, by Queen ...
When the government's headquarters were moved to Moncloa, it housed the Information Office. Between 1988 and 1993, and between 2000 and 2002, the building was the headquarters of a ministerial department when the Information Office was elevated to the rank of a Ministry. Currently, the building houses the Secretariat of State for Press.
The Royal Palace of Madrid (Spanish: Palacio Real de Madrid) is the official residence of the Spanish royal family at the city of Madrid, although now used only for state ceremonies. The palace has 135,000 m 2 (1,450,000 sq ft) of floor space and contains 3,418 rooms.
Under the government of Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón the four tallest skyscrapers in Spain were built, and together form the Cuatro Torres Business Area (CTBA). The Manzanares river is crossed by new edge bridges, and work started on the International Convention Centre ( Mansilla+Tuñón ), an original round building, whose works remain paralyzed by ...
Buildings and structures in Madrid — center of the autonomous Community of Madrid, and capital city of Spain. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
In 1814 and between 1820 and 1823 the palace was the home of the Cortes of Cádiz, the first official parliament of Spain. [ 2 ] With the approval of the Royal Statute of 1834 , the Cortes Generales was established as a bicameral parliament with the Chamber of Peers as the upper house.
Nuevos Ministerios. Nuevos Ministerios (English: New Ministries) is a government complex in central Madrid, Spain.The complex houses several government departments: Development, Labour, Social Security, and Ecological Transition.
It is noteworthy that the architecture of Madrid is dominated at the beginning of the 20th century by the existence of banks and churches. This building is a novelty that is the first office to be built in Madrid. These types of buildings are typical in American cities like Boston and Chicago or in England.