The former seat of the Provincial Court of Rosario, inaugurated in 1889, was built by the Catalan businessman Juan Canals and designed by the English Architect Herbert Boyd Walker and John Henry Curry.
This building played an important role in the expansion of the city to the west. Located in front of the former “Plaza de las Carretas” (“Carts Square,” nowadays “San Martín Square”), the building has a symmetrical “E” shape, occupies half a block, and has two interior courtyards surrounded by galleries.
Its main entrance, which overlooks the square, is highlighted by an imposing domed tower that houses a carillon clock. It has a square-base shape, whose maximum height reaches the equivalent of a 10-stories building. On its perimeter, there are stained-glass windows and pilasters. It is crowned by a dome with white and light-blue majolica tiles, and a cupola on top.
It was declared a National Historical Monument by the National Commission of Museums, Monuments and Historical Sites.
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