Casa de la Villa (Madrid)

The Casa de la Villa is a building located in Madrid, Spain.

It lies at the Plaza de la Villa, near the Calle Mayor.

Following the demolition of some housing that had served as provisional headquarters of the city council (prior to that, the city council convened at the Church of San Salvador, located nearby), the project for the new building was commissioned in 1629 to Juan Gómez de Mora.

[2] Besides its role as city hall, the building was also intended to be used as municipal prison, replacing the old Cárcel de la Villa.

[4] It currently houses some offices of the different municipal groups represented at the Plenary and it is used for official receptions.