Benjamín Carrión Palace ( es, Palacio Benjamín Carrión) is a palace and museum in

Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...

, Ecuador. Named after Benjamín Carrión, a diplomat, cultural promoter, and an Ecuadorian writer. Benjam%C3%ADn Carri%C3%B3n The palace was built in 1946–8. The building is located in the district of

Itchimbía Itchimbía is a hill in Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republ ...

, near the border with

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. Its south side is adjacent to El Arbolito and was one of the first structures completed in the complex of buildings which create the Cultural Center of Ecuador.

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Palaces in Ecuador Museums in Quito Houses completed in 1948 {{Ecuador-museum-stub