Palacio de López, Asunción, Paraguay (1857)

Artist/Designer: Alonso Taylor, Francisco Wissner de Morgenstern

Project Location: Asunción, Paraguay

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Style/Period(s):
Neoclassical

Primary Material(s):
Stone, Wood, Brick

Function(s):
Government

Related Website(s):

Informative Paragraph | Accessed : February 17, 2023

Official Website | Accessed : February 17, 2023

Informative Paragraphs | Accessed : February 17, 2023

Significant Date(s):
1800, 1850-1859, 1857, 1860-1869, 1867, 2014

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Project Description:
The Palace was built to be and remains the governmental headquarters of Paraguay.

Building Address:
Paraguayo Independiente,
entre Ayolas y O'Leary,
Asunción, Paraguay

Supporting Designers/Staff:
Carlos Antonio López, President who commissioned the palace
Andres Antonini, Sculptor
Owen Mognihan, Sculptor
Julio Monet, Painter

Significant Dates:
1857 is when construction began
1867 is construction ended
In 1869 there was damage caused by the the bombardment of the Brazilian-Argentine squad.
In the early 1890s restoration began on the Palace but it ended in 1894 when a coup deposed the president.
In 2014 the Palace was being eroded by termites.

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Tags:
Palace, Paraguay, Government Headquarters,

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