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Palace Of Justice, Manaus
The Palace of Justice is a historic building located on Avenida Eduardo Ribeiro, in the city center of Manaus, in Brazil. It is located behind the Amazon Theatre, Amazon Theater and has more than two thousand square meters of built area in stone and brick masonry. It was erected in the 19th century specifically to house the facilities of the Judiciary of the State of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas at the time. Inaugurated in 1900, it is one of the main examples of classical architecture from the Amazon rubber cycle, golden age of rubber. It was listed as a Historical and Artistic Heritage of Amazonas in 1980, and the names given to the rooms that make it up pay homage to personalities linked to its establishment and to the Judiciary of the state. The building is currently managed by the State Department of Culture (SEC) and functions as the Palácio da Justiça Cultural Center (CCPJ). The space is open to the public and also promotes art through exhibitions, musical performa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazonas (Brazilian State)
Amazonas () is a federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in the North Region, Brazil, North Region in the north-western corner of the country. It is the Federative units of Brazil#List, largest Brazilian state by area and the list of the largest country subdivisions by area, ninth-largest country subdivision in the world with an area of 1,570,745.7 square kilometers. It is the largest country subdivision in South America, being greater than the areas of Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay combined. Neighbouring states are (from the north clockwise) Roraima, Pará, Mato Grosso, Rondônia, and Acre (state), Acre. It also borders the nations of Peru, Colombia and Venezuela. This includes the departments of Colombia, Departments of Amazonas (Colombian department), Amazonas, Vaupés Department, Vaupés and Guainía Department, Guainía in Colombia, as well as the Amazonas State, Venezuela, Amazonas state in Venezuela, and the Loreto Region in Peru. Amazonas is named after the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |