Legislative Palace (Peru)

Legislative Palace
Palacio Legislativo
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General information
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
Town or cityLima
CountryPeru
Coordinates12°02′53″S 77°01′31″W / 12.0480°S 77.0253°W / -12.0480; -77.0253
Construction startedSeptember 24, 1906
Design and construction
Architect(s)Emilio Robert
Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski
Website
congreso.gob.pe

The Legislative Palace (Spanish: Palacio Legislativo) is a government building that serves as the seat of the Congress of Peru, the legislative branch of the Peruvian government. Located at Ayacucho (formerly Urubamba)[1] street, it lies next to next to the Bolivar Square and forms part of the neighbourhood of Barrios Altos, itself part of the historic centre of Lima.

The palace contains the congressional chambers, the Raúl Porras Barrenechea Hall; the Hall of the Lost Steps; and the offices of the congressional leaders, commissions, and parliamentary groups.[2] This building houses the sessions of Congress as well as the inauguration speech of the President.

Located behind the building is José Faustino Sánchez Carrión Square (Spanish: Plaza José Faustino Sánchez Carrión), a public square named after the pro-Independence politician and maintained by Congress.[3][4]

  1. ^ Coloma Porcari, César (1997). La Ciudad de los Reyes y la "Guía del viajero en Lima" de Manuel Atanasio Fuentes (in Spanish). Instituto Latinoamericano de Cultura y Desarrollo. p. 84. ISBN 978-9972-676-00-0.
  2. ^ "Congress of the Republic of Peru > Overview > Legislative Palace > History of the Legislative Palace". www.congreso.gob.pe. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  3. ^ "Congreso realiza indispensables refacciones en Plaza José Faustino Sánchez Carrión". Congreso de la República. 2022-06-21.
  4. ^ "Piden respetar plaza en honor a José Faustino Sánchez Carrión". Diario Correo. 2023-04-27.

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