Casa Consistorial de Sevilla

The Seville City Hall (Casa Consistorial de Sevilla) was built in the 16th century, in plateresque style, in Plaza de San Francisco. It was declared a Cultural Asset and Historical Heritage of Spain.

With the French invasion of 1810, the French occupied the building and turned it into their headquarters. Until that moment it had been a convent. In that same year a fire destroyed the building, from which only the church and the walls were saved. Some years later, the government decided to demolish the building. They began to build what is now Plaza Nueva and some of the streets that surround it.

In the middle of the 19th century, the council confiscated the houses that were around what used to be the convent. They did so in order to enlarge the consistorial house, giving one of the facades to Plaza Nueva. The last restoration of the Seville City Hall was in 2007, with a remodelling of a roof and the transfer of the seat of plenary sessions to another hall.

Inside the City Hall, a large art collection is exhibited. There are paintings by anonymous and well-known artists, such as Juan de Valdés Leal or Francisco Varela. Many portraits of monarchs can also be found here, from Ferdinand III of Castile in 1630 to Philip VI of Spain, in 2015.

Inside, there are two bright and spacious patios, vaults with reliefs, stairs and columns. You will also find a mixture of styles that go from the Gothic to the Plateresque Renaissance.

On TUDESTINO we recommend to visit the Casa Consistorial de Sevilla, because you shouldn’t miss its history and its architectural beauty.

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