Government Palace (Peru), Government Palace
Government palace may refer to: * Tucumán Government Palace, Argentina * Government Palace, Dili, East Timor * Government Palace (Finland) The Government Palace ( fi, Valtioneuvoston linna, sv, Statsrådsborgen) is the executive office building of the Council of State of Finland. It overlooks the Senate Square in central Helsinki, Finland. The Government Palace houses the Prime M ... * Government Palace of Chihuahua, Mexico * Government Palace (Mongolia) * Government Palace (Peru) {{Disambig ...
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Tucumán Government Palace
The Tucumán Government Palace is the executive office building of the Government of the Province of Tucumán. Overview Tucumán Province, the most populous and economically important in the Argentine Northwest, lacked architecturally significant government offices, early in the 20th Century. As both a remedy to that absence and a means to encourage urban renewal and development in the provincial capital city of San Miguel de Tucumán, the Governor, Luis F. Nougués, organized the construction of a government palace to replace the colonial cabildo then still serving as his offices. The cabildo housed not only the governor's offices; but also a courtroom and small jail. The governor commissioned local architect Domingo Selva, whose design was an eclectic form of French baroque, with an Italianate influence. Following the cabildo's demolition two adjoining properties were purchased, and construction on the palace began in 1908. Completed in 1910, the new government palace was inaugu ...
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