▁covering ▁the ▁fac ade . ▁ ▁A ▁secondary ▁series ▁of ▁rest or ative ▁work ▁and ▁updates ▁were ▁carried - out ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁modern ize ▁and ▁adapt ▁the ▁building ▁for ▁its ▁continued ▁purpose . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁central ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁hub ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁ere cted ▁at ▁the ▁eastern ▁end ▁of ▁an ▁block ▁that ▁makes ▁up ▁the ▁urban ▁nucle us ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Pont a ▁Del g ada , ▁enc irc led ▁by ▁road ways , ▁ped est rian ▁cross wal ks ▁and ▁Portuguese ▁pav ement ▁stone ▁with ▁reflect ing ▁pool ▁sur mount ed ▁by ▁a ▁monument ▁to ▁the ▁arch angel ▁Michael ▁( from ▁which ▁the ▁island ▁obtain s ▁its ▁name ). ▁To ▁the ▁east ▁is ▁another ▁square ▁( P ra ça ▁Gon ç alo ▁Vel ho ), ▁marked ▁by ▁the ▁Port as ▁da ▁C idade ▁and ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁the ▁expl orer ▁Gon ç alo ▁Vel ho , ▁opposite ▁the ▁par och ial ▁church ▁of ▁São ▁Sebast ião . ▁ ▁The ▁municipal ▁building ▁has ▁an ▁irregular ▁tra pe zo idal ▁plan ▁and ▁rect angular ▁bell ▁tower ▁add ors ed ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁later al ▁fac ade , ▁covered ▁in ▁t iled ▁roof ing . ▁The ▁three ▁flo ors , ▁with ▁stone work ▁em bras ures , ▁pil aster ed ▁corner st ones ▁and ▁decor ative ▁fr ie zes , ▁are ▁also ▁decor ated ▁with ▁diam ond - shape ▁points ▁and ▁corn ices . ▁The