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09-Jul-2021

Casa de la Vila

Townhall
On 15 August 1913 the Town Hall building was opened, according to the plans drafted by the Barcelona architect Antoni de Falguera. This new building replaced the old Casa de la Vila, situated in Carrer de Passada, next to the vicarage, which was a two-storey building with little light and ventilation that, according to the report by the municipal architect Juli Maria Fossas, was insufficient for a town with 4,000 inhabitants. In the plenary session on 12 November 1908, Councilman Lluís Martí signalled the need for a new town hall. They then decided to create a commission and chose Antoni de Falguera i Sivilla, a Domenech i Montaner student, to complete the project on 9 March 1909.To execute the works the Town Council had a site, known as Can Xirau, that they had previously purchased where Carrer del Carme and Carrer Bellaire meet. That plot, apart from the Town Hall building, was supposed to be destined to the new butcher stalls too. Economic problems halted the project, which was resumed in 1911 and ended in 1913.During 1952 and 1953 the first renovations were performed with the installation of central heating in the offices and in 1991, the interior of the building was remodelled with the construction of the new main entrance stairs.

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Date/Time09-Jul-2021 12:26:59
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KAI-WING LEUNG22-Jul-2021 10:07
Verry nice capture of the beautiful building! V
Dennis Hoyne22-Jul-2021 00:08
A beautiful building, I love the architecture.
Cathy Adams21-Jul-2021 22:00
You take the most beautiful pictures of gorgeous buildings!! I love seeing them! V
laine21-Jul-2021 21:53
Very nice symmetrical lines...love the flower baskets. V
Helen Betts21-Jul-2021 18:21
What an attractive town hall, reflecting older architecture. V.
Industrial Heritage21-Jul-2021 17:54
I love that ironwork for the windows. It gives more prestige
Julie Oldfield21-Jul-2021 17:24
It seems like such a beautiful building. You captured it well. V
Nestor Derkach21-Jul-2021 16:30
Nice image a slight delay but they completed the work .
It always take money for such a project and priorities
are important in any community.
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