Seville City Hall

The building has a large façade divided into five modules, decorated by Plateresque reliefs; these include grotesque motifs inspired by Italian Florentine architecture, heraldry symbols, allegories of Justice and Good Government and depictions of mythological or historical characters such as Hercules, Julius Caesar and Charles V. In 1526, following the wedding in Seville of the emperor Carlos V, Holy Roman Emperor, with his cousin Isabella of Portugal, the need was felt[by whom?]

He was commissioned to construct a durable stone building, with a façade facing the Plaza Mayor in front of the convent of San Francisco.

In the 19th century, after the demolition of the convent of San Francisco, an important expansion,[3] executed by Demetrio de los Ríos and Balbino Marrón, created a new, Neoclassical façade oriented to the Plaza Nueva.

These vibrant sculptural carvings include Florentine grotesques; heraldic shields; emblems alluding to justice, harmony and good government; and representations of characters linked to the city, such as Hercules, Julius Caesar (who created the first Cabildo), and the Emperor Charles V (who made Seville one of the capitals of his empire).

The arcade that at the time gave way to the convent of San Francisco, and that currently communicates with the Plaza Nueva, was built under the direction of Juan Sánchez, the successor to Diego de Riaño, who supervised the work between 1535 and 1540.

Plateresque façade of the Casa consistorial, Seville City Hall
Plateresque façade of the city hall in Seville, on the Plaza de San Francisco . The reliefs in the upper and right sections were never completed.
Main façade of the Town Hall of Seville, on the Plaza Nueva , expanded in the Neoclassical style in 19th century