Palacio Legislativo

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Superscript text The Palacio Legislativo is a building in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo .

The neoclassical building, which is clad in walls made of 24 different types of marble , is located at the end of the Avenida Libertador, which runs diagonally from Plaza Entrevero to the Palacio Legislativo, and is the seat of the Uruguayan legislature . It houses the Asamblea General de Uruguay , the Parliament of Uruguay , which is divided into the two chambers of Cámara de Representantes and Cámara de Senadores . The Palacio Legislativo, built between 1908 and 1925, the cornerstone of which was laid on July 1, 1905, was inaugurated on August 25, 1925. This day was chosen as a homage to the 100th anniversary of Uruguay's declaration of independence on August 25, 1825. The architect of the Palacios was Vittorio Meano , the construction was carried out by the company G. y M. Debernardis . The interior design was done by Gaetano Moretti . In 1975 the building was declared a national cultural monument ( Monumento Histórico Nacional ).

  • View from the Avenida Libertador towards the Palacio Legislativo

  • Palacio Legislativo

  • Palacio Legislativo during the change of government on March 1, 2010

  • Great hall inside

  • "Salón de los Pasos Perdidos" with the first national constitution issued there

Web links

Commons : Palacio Legislativo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "On the Rio de la Plata: Uruguay" on reiserat.de
  2. ↑ City Guide Montevideo on uruguayinfo.com ( Memento of the original from February 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.4 MB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uruguayinfo.com

Coordinates: 34 ° 53 ′ 27.8 ″  S , 56 ° 11 ′ 14.1 ″  W.