The Legislative Palace of

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is the seat of the Congress of Peru, located on the second block of Jiron Ayacucho, on the Plaza Bolivar, in

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, the capital of Peru. This building is made up of the chamber housing the sessions of congress, the Hemiciclo

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chamber, the Hall of the Lost Steps, the offices of the Presidency of the Congress, office of the vice-presidency, the offices of congressional commissions, and the offices of various other parliamentary groups. This building houses the sessions of

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as well as the inauguration speech of the

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. The Plaza Bolivar is located in front of the congressional building while the Plaza Simón Bolívar is located to the rear. It was built by the

Óscar R. Benavides.

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