 The needs of the city hall and municipal administration had outgrown their traditional seat, the Casa de la Villa and Casa de Cisneros, both of which are located in the Plaza de la Villa.Therefore the city council was relocated to the much grander but underused building on Plaza de Cibeles.The first municipal bodies, including the office of the mayor, were moved in 2007; the city council held its first session in the palace in 2011.