Palacio Municipal
(City Hall)
A grand City Hall for a grand City.
Portal Hidalgo 14, on the main square (Zócalo).

The first floor dates back to 1536, was rebuilt in 1699 and finally Charles J. Hall, true to the tastes of the time of the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz, designed the current structure, which was built between 1896 and 1906. It is known that the entrance opposite the main side of the Cathedral was called "...of the Courthouse" Also built there were the "City Council Building", the "Public Courthouse" and also the prison, as well as the "Royal Houses". Expansions onto the Courthouse structure grew into the City Hall building that we see today.

Duly following the neoclassical style, the building has two stories with a facade of gray stone, achieving a renaissance tone with the great central structure topped with towers at each end. This external solemnity is contrasted by the exquisitely beautiful interior with its Carrara marble staircase and the Council Chamber. Despite the many years that separate them, the sober beauty of this early 20th century building blends wonderfully with the lovely  arches of the colonial-era porticos.

Don't miss out on visiting the Council Chamber and enjoying the marvelous, symbol-filled painting on the ceiling!