While we were staying in Madrid we would walk by this particularly beautiful gothic styled building every day. On our last day in Madrid we decided to go in and check it out.

The building was built-in the early twentieth century and used as the  main post office of the Spanish postal service. The name of the building was called “Palacio de Comunicaciones” The city repurposed the building and now it functions as the city hall for Madrid as well as a museum/art gallery . I was particularly interested in how they incorporated the functionality of city hall with the freedom of people viewing the art and museum.

We entered through the main doors and was greeted by a security person who scanned our backpack. We then had the freedom to walked the building and view the multi-floor displays of art and museum pieces.

The building itself was amazing with gothic designs and intricate features.

We walked each floor of the building admiring the architecture and the displays. We would all up the stairs to the next level and even the stairs were adorned with decorative tiles.

There is a walkway on the upper level of city hall which is made with glass blocks and you walked on the glass across to the other side of the building.

The ceilings in the building were also very ornate and beautiful.

We admired the artwork and displays as we walked through city hall. Some of the artwork was from local artist displaying specific topics. One of the topics on display was physically challenged people and how they could overcome their physical challenges and succeed. It was an extremely interesting and some of the photos were very humbling.

There was a section on 3D printers and an exhibit displaying items created with only 3D printers. Some of the exhibits were quite well done.

There was one exhibit on display entitled “Aliadas mujeres due cambiamos el mundo” which translates to “Allied women change the world’ The exhibit showcased artist from across the world focusing on women’s rights.

On the upper floors we were able to look out of the windows and admire the city scape outside.

We enjoyed walking through city hall and looking at all the artwork, exhibits and architectural features. It was a nice way to spend the day.

“adios y que tenga un grand días”