Estévez Palace

The Estévez Palace (Spanish: Palacio Estévez) is a building situated in Plaza Independencia, Montevideo, Uruguay, designed in a combination of Doric and Colonial styles by Manoel de Castel in 1873. It has served as the working place of the President of Uruguay and has been eventually converted to a museum, housing artifacts and mementos of the Uruguayan presidency and its office holders.[1]

Estévez Palace
Palacio Estévez
Palacio Estévez
General information
TypeHouse of Government
Architectural styleClassic architecture
LocationPlaza Independencia, Montevideo ( Uruguay)
Construction started1873
Completed1874
OwnerGovernment of Uruguay
Design and construction
ArchitectManoel de Castel

It was owned by don Francisco Estévez and his family until it was acquired by the Uruguayan government in 1880, when it was established as the working place of president Lorenzo Latorre in 1890.

After the restoration of democracy in 1985, president Julio María Sanguinetti moved the seat of the Executive Power to the Liberty Building, which had served before as the Ministry of Defence. During the government of Tabaré Vázquez the seat was moved to the Torre Ejecutiva, which is next to the Estévez Palace.

References
  1. Municipios de Montevideo. "Palacio Estevez - Museo de la Casa de Gobierno". Retrieved 28 June 2012.


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