General Council of the Judiciary

Located near Colón, the permanent headquarters of the GCJ occupy a building built in the second decade of the 20th century on the ruins of an old burnt-down theatre; it would later become the first headquarters for the Department of Labour before the Lyçee Français – the last owner of the property – moved in.

The renovations made to the building to house the headquarters of the CGPJ retained and respected the original design of the façade, designed by renowned modernist architect José Grases Riera and featuring two corbels carved with elephant heads that support a large balcony. These same architectural details can be seen at the Palacio de la Equitativa, also designed by the Catalan architect.

The restoration of the building as the headquarters of GCJ retained and respected the original design of the façade, and the original height and shape. The property belongs to State Assets and has eight thousand square metres spread over: a central building, in a half-moon shape with an interior garden and four floors, plus the entrance lobby with the Theatre; an adjacent building, which is four storeys high; and a three-storey building that closes the structure and is accessed through a glass passageway on the lower ground floor.