Seville City Hall

It was decided to place the City Hall of Seville in the Plaza de San Francisco, which was a central and commercial place. Its construction meant the independence of civil power from religious power.

During the nineteenth century the Convent of San Francisco suffered a military occupation, two fires and the exclaustration due to the disentailment of Mendizabal, so it was almost in ruins. A first project was approved by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando the following year, but it could not be carried out due to economic problems of the City Council, and a second project was approved in 1855. The works suffered continuous interruptions and the project underwent several reforms. In the part of the Plaza de San Francisco it was decided to make a facade that would prolong the Plateresque building; however, the decoration of this sector was never finished and today we can see the facade with the stone blocks ready to be carved. The main facade facing the Plaza Nueva was completed in 1867, and the decoration of the Salón Colón in 1871.

The Town Hall building was completed in 1867.

The Seville City Hall building is one of the most remarkable examples of Plateresque architecture in Andalusia. The initial building occupies the southern sector of the current City Hall, with the «arquillo» that communicated with the compass of the Franciscan monastery. Some elements of great artistic and historical interest are kept in the building, such as the city’s banner. Bien de Interés Cultural, the City Hall of Seville is listed as a Monument since its publication in 1931.