The Casa del Cabildo, also called the Palacio de la Gobernación, is the seat of the Government of the Bolívar Department. It is located in Cartagena, Colombia.[1]
Before this building there was a primitive town hall, which was poorer in terms of its construction. It also was a space for the building's prison.[2]
In 1614, a formal request was made for a new building to house the city council and city jail. For this purpose, this current building was built in 1676.[2]
This building is based on the town halls of the old Kingdom of Castile in Spain that stand out for two galleries open to the square.[2]
Throughout its history, this town hall has received many important visitors, and inside the building the Cartagena Independence Act was signed.[2]
Gallery edit
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![Cabildo of Cartagena in 1893[3]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Cartagena%2C_Government_building.jpg/357px-Cartagena%2C_Government_building.jpg)
Cabildo of Cartagena in 1893[3] -
Panoramic view
![Cabildo of Cartagena in 1893[3]](/wiki/File:Cartagena,_Government_building.jpg)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Consuelo Mendoza de Riaño (2000). Así es Cartagena de Indias. Ediciones Gamma S.A. p. 60. ISBN 9589308791.
- ^ a b c d "18. Casa del Cabildo o Palacio de la Gobernación". Miguel de Cervantes Virtual Library. Spain.
- ^ Clímaco Calderón, Edward E. Britton. "Colombia 1893". Yale University Library Digital Collections.