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Pontevedra was inaugurated in 1929, the year in which the emblematic lions were placed on the south façade of the building as mailboxes for foreign countries and Spain. In May 1930, the building was furnished.
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buildings, is articulated around a central courtyard above a public hall. There is another smaller courtyard and around these courtyards all the offices are articulated. The top of the three floors is attic.
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Fontoira SurĂs, Rafael, 2009, Pontevedra
Monumental, Pontevedra, DiputaciĂłn de Pontevedra, p. 431
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is 4 metres high and 2.52 metres wide and is surrounded by a border of 20
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Cándido Casalderrey for 348,967 pesetas. Work began that year.
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style, with the Galician feature of stone construction.
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69:Art Nouveau
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