Location Montevideo, Uruguay Main contractor G. y M. Debernardis Opened 1925 Architect Vittorio Meano | Completed 1925 Construction started 1904 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | |
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Owner General Assembly of Uruguay Similar Palacio Salvo, Puerta de la Ciudadela, Pocitos, Ciudadela - Montevideo, Plaza Independencia | ||
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The Legislative Palace (Spanish: Palacio Legislativo) in Montevideo, Uruguay, is the site where the Uruguayan parliament meets.
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- 80 a os del palacio legislativo uruguay 1925 2005 part 01de03
- Map of Palacio Legislativo Av de las Leyes 11800 Montevideo Departamento de Montevideo Uruguay
- Construction
- Inauguration
- National Historic Monument
- References
Map of Palacio Legislativo, Av. de las Leyes, 11800 Montevideo, Departamento de Montevideo, Uruguay
Construction
The construction of this building started in 1904 sponsored by the government of President José Batlle y Ordoñez. The building has 27 different colors of Marble. All from extracted from Uruguayan quarries.
It was designed by Italian architects Vittorio Meano and Gaetano Moretti, who planned the building's interior that is covered with marble. Among the notable contributors to the project was sculptor José Belloni, who created numerous reliefs and allegorical sculptures for the building.
Inauguration
The building was inaugurated on August 25th, 1925 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The inauguration was presided over by President José Serrato; before then, the Uruguayan parliament assembled at the Montevideo Cabildo."
National Historic Monument
The building was declared a National Historic Monument in 1975 by the government of President Juan María Bordaberry.