Edificio de Telefónica

Edificio de Telefónica is a neobaroque building in Seville, constructed between 1926 and 1928. Its façade draws on eighteenth-century Sevillian baroque and echoes the Church of San Luis, San Telmo Palace, and La Magdalena Church. Juan Talavera y Heredia shaped the design with visible brick, arched windows, and concentrated ornament.

Reddish ochre brick meets grey carved stone across the exterior, creating a strong two-tone effect. The building served as a central telephone exchange during Seville’s early twentieth-century communications expansion. Traditional forms and materials give its modern function a place within the city’s historic architectural setting. Rich decoration takes precedence here over the wrought iron often associated with Talavera’s work.

A three-storey mirador rises above the structure, becoming smaller with each level. Its square lower stage supports two chamfered upper stages, each pierced by one opening on every side. Decorative balls, pinnacles, and a spire complete the tower, whose weather vane crowns a silhouette associated with the Giralda. The façade and mirador remain its most distinctive features.