Montevideo Cabildo

The Cabildo is a building in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo.

The 1804 designed and then built from that year until 1869 building is located in the Ciudad Vieja on Calle Juan Carlos Gómez, corner Sarandi in Plaza Matriz. The design for its construction came from the architect Tomás Toribio. During the long -lasting erection process Toribio died. His son José Toribio took the further execution and under whose leadership was followed by the addition of the top floor on Calle Sarandi. In the years 1957 to 1959 were held under the direction of the restoration work consisting of the architect J. Abella Trias, R. Cohe, H. Arredondo and J. Devoto Pivel Restoration Commission.

The building originally served as the Cabildo of Montevideo and took fulfills the function of a town hall as well as the royal prison. Until 1925, the seat of the national legislative body was housed. The Consejo Nacional de Administración and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay was followed by the use of the Cabildo. Since 1959, it houses the Museo Histórico y Archivo Municipal. The 13 -meter-high, two-story building has a floor area of ​​1886 square meters and is in its architecture an example of the colonial neo- classicism.

Since 1975, the building is classified as Monumento Histórico Nacional.