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14-755: Palacio Legislativo ( Legislative Palace in English), may refer to: Palacio Legislativo (Uruguay) in Montevideo, hosting the General Assembly of Uruguay Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro in Mexico City, hosting the Congress of Mexico Palacio Legislativo Federal in Mexico City, a former legislative building now replaced by the Monumento

28-584: A central skylight, which separates the two chambers in which the Senate and the House of Representatives meet. The entrance to each of the chambers is crowned with three stained glass windows that form a semicircle. This hall is usually used for art exhibitions, concerts and other events. It has been the site of the lying in state of former presidents and ministers and lying in honor of several Uruguayan personalities, such as Juana de Ibarbourou (who also received

42-687: A la Revolución Palacio Federal Legislativo in Caracas, hosting the National Assembly of Venezuela Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Palacio Legislativo . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palacio_Legislativo&oldid=924600120 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

56-647: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Palacio Legislativo (Uruguay) The Legislative Palace of Uruguay ( Spanish : Palacio Legislativo del Uruguay ) is a monumental building, meeting place of the General Assembly of Uruguay , and the seat of the legislative branch of the Uruguayan government . It is located in the Aguada neighborhood of Montevideo . Constructed between 1904 and 1925,

70-805: The Montevideo Cabildo , had several inadequacies. The project of the architect Vittorio Meano , who at that time was building the Palace of the Argentine National Congress in Buenos Aires , was approved. He never found out that his project had been the winner since he died suddenly before he could be contacted by the Legislative Palace Commission, organizer of the project competition. The construction of this building started in 1904, sponsored by

84-489: The 24-karat gold leaf. 34°53′28″S 56°11′14″W  /  34.89107°S 56.18726°W  / -34.89107; -56.18726 This article about a Uruguayan building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jos%C3%A9 Serrato Serrato attended Elbio Fernández School . He was a prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party which had long dominated

98-592: The Hall of the Lost Steps, and it exhibits works of art such as "La Jura de la Constitución 1830" by Pedro Blanes Viale, and the "Encuentro de un Centauro Indio con el León Hispano" and "El primer surco", both by Manuel Rosé. In the nave of the building is the Hall of the Lost Steps ( Spanish : Salón de los Pasos Perdidos ), which is inspired by the cathedrals of the Renaissance and is composed of two vaults and

112-532: The Library of the Legislative Power works with more than 250,000 volumes and some parliamentary offices, as well as a large basement where there are offices, warehouses and printing and binding workshops. The main facade of the building is aligned with the axis of symmetry of Libertador Avenue . The Honorary Lobby is the first room after the main entrance of the building. It connects the portico with

126-493: The building was inaugurated on August 25, 1925, in commemoration of the centenary of the Declaration of Independence. It was declared a National Historic Monument in 1975 by the government of President Juan María Bordaberry . In 1902, a law was made that approved the call for international competition for architectural projects for the construction of a new headquarters for the legislative branch, since its old headquarters,

140-399: The decoration work was not completed until 1964. The inauguration was presided over by President José Serrato . The palace is a Greco-Roman eclecticist -styled building whose facades, interior walls, vaults and columns are covered with different marbles from Uruguay. It took almost three decades to build. It consists of three large halls and several adjoining rooms, an upper floor where

154-537: The formal opening of the Palacio Legislativo , Montevideo . He himself was succeeded by Juan Campisteguy . Serrato was the president of Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay from 1933 to 1934. He later served as Uruguayan Foreign Minister under President Juan José de Amézaga . He died in 1960, more than 30 years after leaving the Presidency. This article about a Uruguayan politician

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168-417: The government of President José Batlle y Ordoñez . 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. On August 25, 1925, the palace was formally inaugurated. Although

182-442: The politics of the country. He was broadly identified with the policies of José Batlle y Ordóñez , but was regarded as not being strongly ideological, and thus able to work with others in the party with more polarized standpoints. He served as Minister of Finance from 1904 to 1907 and from 1911 to 1913. Serrato served as President of Uruguay from 1923 to 1927, succeeding Baltasar Brum in that office. In 1925 he presided over

196-824: The title of " Juana of America " there in 1929), Mario Benedetti , China Zorrilla , Carlos Páez Vilaró , Eduardo Galeano , Carlos Maggi and Alcides Ghiggia . In addition, the Hall of the Lost Steps preserves the original copies of the Constitution of 1830 and the Declaration of Independence of 1825. Also known as the Party Hall , the works inside are meant to reflect episodes in Uruguayan history, such as "Las Instrucciones del Año XIII" or "El Éxodo del Pueblo Oriental". They exhibit portraits of famous figures, such as Fructuoso Rivera , Manuel Oribe and Juan Antonio Lavalleja . Its ceiling has gilt highlights on

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