Palacio Insular de Tenerife, Government building in Plaza de España, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
The Palacio Insular de Tenerife is an administrative headquarters featuring a rectangular layout with a central courtyard at its core. It rises five stories with a basement section running beneath the middle portion of the building.
The project resulted from a 1934 contest won by architect Enrique Marrero Regalado, who had drawn up four schemes with architect Schneider; the fourth, monumental solution was chosen. The first phase was awarded in 1934 for 2.3 million pesetas and work began in 1935, lasting until 1940. Fearing the military might claim the finished building, the Cabildo moved its offices in hastily at the end of 1940.
The main hall features marble walls and a grand staircase that leads to the Assembly Hall. There, murals by José Aguiar depict scenes from the mythology of the island's original inhabitants alongside the Spanish conquest.
The building stands at Plaza de Espana 1 and is easily visible from the square. Keep in mind this is an active government office, so public access may be limited depending on official activities.
The clock in the tower was commissioned in 1950, and the tower rises six storeys at the north-west corner, one level above the rest of the building. The other three corners carry only low towers projecting a single storey.
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