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Casa de Nariño

Colombia · 20th century

Founded
1906
Style
Neoclassicism
Architect
Gaston Lelarge, Julián Lombana
Location
Bogotá
Coordinates
4.59556°, -74.0775°
Links
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Casa de Nariño in Colombia
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Description

The Casa de Nariño (Spanish pronunciation: ['kasa ðe na'riɲo]), literally the House of Nariño, is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Colombia. It houses the main office of the executive branch and is located in the capital city of Bogotá, Colombia. It was dedicated in 1908 after being constructed on the site of the house where Antonio Nariño was born. The design was made by architects Gastón Lelarge, a French-born former pupil of Charles Garnier, and Julián Lombana.

In 1980, the structure was rededicated after the construction of additions. The building also houses works of art and furnishings from different periods of the history of art. Its garden houses the Observatorio Astronómico de Bogotá, designed by the Capuchin friar-architect Domingo de Petrés and built in 1802–03. Historically, the building has been called "Palacio de Nariño" but given Bogota's close ties to Washington, it is now common to hear "Casa de Nariño". Both versions are equally acceptable culturally.

Text adapted from “Casa de Nariño” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Casa de Nariño ranks #933 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 6 mapped in Colombia. Founded 1906, one of 175 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,090 times in the last 60 days, more than 92% of the atlas. See how Colombia compares in the castle statistics.

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