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The Bolívar Square (Spanish: Plaza de Bolívar or Plaza Bolívar) is the main square of the Colombian capital Bogotá.The square, previously called Plaza Mayor until 1821 and Plaza de la Constitución, is located in the heart of the historical area of the city and hosts a statue of Simón Bolívar, sculpted in 1846 by the Italian Pietro Tenerani, which was the first public monument in the city.
The National Capitol of Colombia (Spanish: Capitolio Nacional de Colombia), often simply referred to as Capitolio Nacional (National Capitol), is a building on Bolivar Square in central Bogotá, the construction of which began in 1848 and was finished in 1926.
In La Candelaria is the site of the formal foundation of the city, the Plaza Mayor known today as Plaza de Bolívar.Around it are the Capitolio Nacional (seat of the Congress of Colombia), the Palace of Justice (seat of the Supreme Court of Justice), the Palacio Liévano (seat of the Mayor's Office of Bogotá), the Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá, the Chapel del Sagrario and the Archbishop's ...
Throughout the history of Colombia there have been three buildings that have served as headquarters for the Palace of Justice. The first was a neoclassical building designed by the architect Pablo de la Cruz, located on Calle 11 at Carrera 6 and operated since the 1920s.
Palacio Liévano, Bogotá. The Palacio Liévano or Lievano Palace [1] is a building located on the west side of the Plaza de Bolivar in Bogotá, Colombia in the cultural and historical hub of the city.
Spectators could take in a multitude of dynamic and exciting battlefield demonstrations as well as period-accurate, hands-on crafting exercises.
Its baccalaureate building is a cultural and national monument by Decree 1584 of 11 August 1975, [1] and is located diagonally across from the southeast corner of Bolivar Square in Bogota. This building along with the Church of St.Ignatius and the Museum of Colonial Art in Bogota are part of the Jesuit block, which has been under restoration by ...
The Metropolitan and Primate Basilica Cathedral occupies the northern part of the eastern block of the Plaza de Bolívar, in the historic center of the city of Bogotá, corresponding to the locality of La Candelaria, whose minor mayor's office was created by the Bogotá City Council through the agreement 7 of December 4, 1974. [8]