The Casa Sindical (the "Syndical House") is a building in

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, Spain. It currently hosts the headquarters of the

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History

The contest guidelines for the draft project, convened by Fermín Sanz Orrio, the then national delegate of trade unions of

FET y de las JONS The Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista (FET y de las JONS; ), frequently shortened to just "FET", was the sole legal party of the Francoist regime in Spain. It was created by General Francisco ...

, were published in April 1949. The project was finally entrusted ''ex-aequo'' to Francisco de Asís Cabrero and Rafael de Aburto. Finished in 1951, some dependencies were opened in July 1955, taking advantage of the celebration of the III National Congress of Workers. It was formally inaugurated by Francisco Franco on 27 October 1955.

Description

Located in front of the

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, it features a central prismatic 16-floor brick tower, that reaches a 60-metre height. The landmark symbolically marked the acceptance of modern architecture by the Francoist regime in terms of architectural language, straying away from previous traditionalist aesthetics. It has often been linked to the works of Italian Fascist architect

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at Fundación Arquitectura COAM webpage {{coord missing, Spain Buildings and structures in Cortes neighborhood, Madrid Office buildings in Madrid