Casa Sindical
Building in Madrid, Spain
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The Casa Sindical (the "Syndical House")[1] is a building in Madrid, Spain. It currently hosts the headquarters of the Ministry of Health of Spain.
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 Interactive map of the Casa Sindical area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Cortes, Madrid, Paseo del Prado, 20, Spain |
| Construction started | 1949 |
| Completed | 1951 |
| Inaugurated | 27 October 1955 |
| Height | |
| Height | 60 m |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 16 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Francisco de Asís Cabrero Rafael de Aburto |
History
The contest guidelines for the draft project, convened by Fermín Sanz Orrio, the then national delegate of trade unions of FET y de las JONS, were published in April 1949.[2] The project was finally entrusted ex-aequo to Francisco de Asís Cabrero and Rafael de Aburto.[3] Finished in 1951,[4] some dependencies were opened in July 1955, taking advantage of the celebration of the III National Congress of Workers.[5][n. 1] It was formally inaugurated by Francisco Franco on 27 October 1955.[6]
Description
Located in front of the Prado Museum, it features a central prismatic 16-floor brick tower,[7] that reaches a 60-metre height.[8] The landmark symbolically marked the acceptance of modern architecture by the Francoist regime in terms of architectural language, straying away from previous traditionalist aesthetics.[9] It has often been linked to the works of Italian Fascist architect Giuseppe Terragni.[10]
Notes
- José Antonio Girón de Velasco, the Falangist minister of Labour, declared then 'this modern and arrogant tower, claims to the 4 poles of the horizon that the "Movement" is in movement'.[5]
