Legislative Palace (Peru)
| Legislative Palace | |
|---|---|
Palacio Legislativo | |
Interactive map of the Legislative Palace area | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| Location | Lima, Peru |
| Coordinates | 12°02′53″S 77°01′31″W / 12.0480°S 77.0253°W |
| Construction started | September 24, 1906 |
| Completed | 1936 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | 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) 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. 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.