Capitolio De Cuba Floor Plan
Capitolio (the Spanish for capitol) can refer to: *Colombia: Capitolio Nacional in Bogotá *Cuba: El Capitolio in Havana *Puerto Rico: Capitolio de Puerto Rico in San Juan *Venezuela: Capitolio Federal in Caracas *: Capitolio, a metro station in Cararcas. In Portuguese: *Capitólio Capitólio is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 8,663 people living in a total area of 522 km2. The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro- ...

Capitolio Nacional
Capitolio Nacional (or National Capitol) is a building on Bolivar Square in central Bogotá, the construction of which began in 1848 and was finished in 1926. It houses both houses of the Congress of Colombia. It was designed by Thomas Reed. Murals In 1938, Ignacio Gómez Jaramillo painted two murals for the Capitolio Nacional in Bogotá. In 1947 for the Inter American Conference, Santiago Martínez Delgado painted a majestic mural under commission of the then director of the OEA, Alberto Lleras Camargo and Conference organizer Laureano Gómez, two men who later became Presidents of Colombia. This mural of the Elliptic chamber National Congress Building, made in the fresco Fresco (plural ''frescos'' or ''frescoes'') is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaste ... style, represents Bolivar and Santander exiting the Cuc ...
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El Capitolio
El Capitolio, or the National Capitol Building (''Capitolio Nacional de La Habana''), is a public edifice in Havana, the capital of Cuba. The building was commissioned by Cuban president Gerardo Machado and built from 1926 to 1929 under the direction of Eugenio Rayneri Piedra. It is located on the Paseo del Prado, Dragones, Industria, and San José streets in the exact center of Havana. History The Havana Capitol building was built on land that was a railroad terminal and used to belong to the Villanueva Railway. The project began in April 1926, during the Gerardo Machado administration. Construction was overseen by the U.S. firm of Purdy and Henderson. Prior to the Cuban Revolution of 1959, the Congress was housed in the building, the Congress was abolished and disbanded following the Cuban Revolution in 1959 and the building fell into disrepair. "El Capitolio" has a size of 681 by 300 ft. Although its design is often compared to the United States Capitol, it is not a ...
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Capitol Of Puerto Rico
The wikt:capitol, Capitol of Puerto Rico ( es, Capitolio de Puerto Rico) is located on the Islet of San Juan just outside the walls of Old San Juan. The building is home to the bicameral Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, Legislative Assembly, composed of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, House of Representatives and Senate of Puerto Rico, Senate. The building is located in the Puerta de Tierra, Puerto Rico, Puerta de Tierra sector of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan. The Capitol is also commonly referred to as the ''Palace of the Laws'' ( es, Palacio de las Leyes). History Prior to the establishment of the Capitol, the Legislative Assembly used the Provincial Delegation Building, which now houses the Puerto Rico Department of State, Department of State. The idea of constructing a capitol was first introduced by former Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, Resident Commissioner Luis Muñoz Rivera in 1907, and was partly meant to demonstrate some degree of civilian ...
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Palacio Federal Legislativo
The Palacio Federal Legislativo (English: Federal Legislative Palace), also known as the Capitolio, is a historic building in Caracas, Venezuela which houses both the National Assembly and the National Constituent Assembly. Located southeast of the Plaza Bolívar, it was built between 1872 and 1877 by President Antonio Guzmán Blanco to a design by the architect . The Salón Elíptico, opened in 1877, is topped by a golden dome. Features Presenting himself as a moderniser, Antonio Guzmán Blanco promoted anticlerical policies and the introduction of contemporary infrastructure to Venezuela, in particular in Caracas. The Palacio Federal Legislativo, located to the west of Plaza Bolívar, incorporates structural cast iron. It replaced a convent on the site. The building is painted bright white and has a gilded oval-shaped dome crowning an elliptically shaped room (known as the Oval Room). The dome's ceiling has a painting by Martín Tovar y Tovar which vividly depicts the crucial ...
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Capitolio Station
Capitolio is a Caracas Metro station on Line 1. It was opened on 2 January 1983 as part of the inaugural section of Line 1 between Propatria and La Hoyada. The station is between Caño Amarillo and La Hoyada. It is a transfer station, connected with Line 2 via El Silencio ''El Silencio'' (The Silence) is a studio album by Mexican rock band Caifanes, released in 1992. It was produced by Adrian Belew. It is the last Caifanes album to feature bassist Sabo Romo and keyboardist/saxophonist Diego Herrera. Critical rece .... The name of the station originates from the Capitolio Federal which is located nearby. References {{Authority control Caracas Metro stations 1983 establishments in Venezuela Railway stations opened in 1983 ...
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