Palácio das Cinzas

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Palácio das Cinzas (2018)

The Palácio das Cinzas ( German  Aschenpalast , English Palace of Ashes ) is the former official seat of the President of East Timor . The building is located in Suco Caicoli on Rua Palácio das Cinzas (formerly part of Rua de Caicoli ). As the official seat of the head of state, it was replaced in 2009 by the Palácio Presidente Nicolau Lobato . Today the Ministry of Health is located in the Palácio das Cinzas .

During the Indonesian occupation, the building served as a police station and vehicle registration office. The building was burned down in the wave of violence caused by the Indonesian Operation Donner in 1999. Only the walls remained. The name "Ash Palace" pays homage to the East Timorese liberation struggle. In the roofless ruin, only individual rooms were set up, such as the office of the president. It was not until much later that the building was renovated and rebuilt.

Web links

Commons : Palácio das Cinzas  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Timor-Leste: novos nomes para as ruas de Díli , October 30, 2015 , accessed on March 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE: Statement , May 2015 , accessed on March 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ SAPO 24: Arquitetos portugueses projetam ampliação do Palácio Presidencial timorense , April 9, 2015 , accessed on March 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ Paulo Mouro: Palácio das Cinzas , in: Publico, November 28, 2008 , accessed on March 7, 2018.

Coordinates: 8 ° 33 ′ 40.4 ″  S , 125 ° 34 ′ 31 ″  E