Edificio El Moderno, Historic building in central Vigo, Spain

Edificio El Moderno stands at the corner of Policarpo Sanz Street and Carral Street, displaying French architectural elements such as stone balconies and Corinthian columns. The six-story structure, with a basement, ground level, mezzanine, three upper floors, and an attic space called El Palomar, was originally built as a rental housing building.

Manuel Bárcena Franco, Count of Torrecedeira, commissioned this rental housing building from the French architect of Polish origin Michel Pacewicz, who began work in 1897 and finished in 1902. In 1906 Jesús Fernández Otero, Vigo's first deputy mayor, opened the hotel that gave the building its name, El Moderno. The actor Fernando Díaz de Mendoza y Aguado died there on 20 October 1930. In 1953 the film producer Cesáreo González renovated it and renamed it Gran Hotel.

The name comes from the Hotel El Moderno, opened here in 1906 by Jesús Fernández Otero, deputy mayor of Vigo and also operator of the Hotel Continental. The actor Fernando Díaz de Mendoza y Aguado died in the hotel on 20 October 1930. In 1953 the film producer Cesáreo González renovated it and renamed it Gran Hotel.

The building is located in the city center and is easily accessible on foot, while its corner position makes it visible from several streets. Visitors get the best view of the facade details in early morning when light emphasizes the stonework.

The corner rotunda once carried a dome of chromatic scales, removed in a 1977 renovation that also gutted the interior and added two floors to the roof. The top floor and attic are known as El Palomar, "the dovecote".