The Municipal Palace is a modernist building built between 1908 and 1912, which occupies the north front of the María Pita square. It was inaugurated by King Alfonso XIII in 1927. It houses several administrative offices of the city council.

The initial project of this Galician stone building was initiated by Pedro Mariño, with a floor area of 2,300 square meters. It has 3 floors and attic. Its façade was erected along a 64-meter front, it has 43 open windows to the exterior and in its interior body there are 15 arcades that lead to wide supports.

On its first floor is the main area, which has several halls, the Vermello, the Azul and the Dourado, the latter, with relays in front of the seats, which relate the most important historical events of the city. Also on the first floor are the Museum of Clocks and the Gallery of Mayors, a corridor where each of the mayors of the city has his portrait, each of a different author and style, many wore suits, some in tails and others, as Liaño Flores, with lawyer’s robe.

The Mayor’s office stands out, and on the same floor are the meeting rooms for the councillors, with magnificent paintings by Galician artists. Also noteworthy is the staircase of honor that connects the Mayor’s Office with the Plenary Hall, which was inaugurated in 1955 by Francisco Franco and his wife, Carmen Polo.

The second floor houses offices and offices and the attic is where the janitor’s house used to be located.

On the façade there are carved four white stone statues representing the four Galician provinces: A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra. In the upper part you can see the coat of arms of the city surrounded by two matrons that for some people mean Peace and Industry and for others Work and Wisdom, in addition to a sign with the following inscription: “Moi nobre e moi leal cidade da Coruña, cabeza, garda e chave, forza e antemural do reino de Galicia” (Very noble and very loyal city of A Coruña, head, guard and key, strength and antemural of the kingdom of Galicia).

In the highest tower, the clock and the fields are made of a bronze and tin alloy; they weigh more than 1,600 kilos.

The measures of María Pita square are 112 m by 99.50 m. The 112 m are the two sides parallel to the facade of the Municipal Palace; the 99,50 m are those that correspond to the lateral sides of the building of the city council.