1875 – City Hall, Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon’s city hall, called the Paços do Conselho, stands on the east side of the Praça do Municipio. The original city hall was built following plans by Eugénio dos Santos, during the reconstruction of the Baixa neighbourhood after the 1755 earthquake. On 19 November 1863 it was completely destroyed by fire. This City Hall was built in the same location, with plans drawn by architect Domingos Parente da Silva, between 1865 and 1875. The monumental Neo-Classical facade features a large pediment over a central balcony with sculptures by Célestin-Anatole Calmels (1822-1906). Allegorical figures in the pediment represent freedom, the arts, the sciences, and trade. The interior of the city hall has been lavishly designed in an eclectic stringing together of styles.

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