Palacio de Aguirre

Palacio de Aguirre
General information
Architectural style	Modernism
Location	Cartagena, Spain
Groundbreaking	1898
Completed	1901
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Victor Beltri

The Palacio de Aguirre in Cartagena, Spain, is a modernist building designed by architect Víctor Beltrí. After Beltri's successful completion of the Casa Cervantes, mining entrepreneur Camilo Aguirre had commissioned the architect in 1898 to construct this palace, completed in 1901.

Currently, it serves as the headquarters of the Region of Murcia in Cartagena and is also a part of the MURAM (Regional Museum of Modern Art), inaugurated in 2009.

Facade

Notable features of the facade include ceramic decorations of angels at the top, a bay window in Cartagena's tradition, sculptural decorations of bees (a popular modernist symbol representing prosperity obtained through work), and the ceramic dome.

Interior

Some elements of the original interior are preserved:

• The ballroom, featuring neo-rococo decor and ceiling paintings by Cecilio Pla depicting an allegory of spring.
• The office overlooking the bay window.
• The vestibule.
• The imperial staircase.
• The neo-Gothic style oratory.

Gallery

• 
  The ballroom
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  The main staircase
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  The oratory
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  Allegory of Spring, a work by Cecilio Pla on the ceiling of the ballroom

Sources

• Rojas, J.P. (1986). "Palacio Aguirre". Cartagena, 1874-1936 (transformación urbana y arquitectura). Arte (Editora Regional de Murcia) (in Spanish). Editora Regional de Murcia. pp. 420–422. ISBN 978-84-7564-038-9. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
• "Palacio Aguirre". Región de Murcia Digital.

External links

• A virtual tour