Palacio Legislativo

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Legislative Palace

Palacio Legislativo

Building
Type
Architectural Style Neo-classical architecture
Location Montevideo, Flag of Uruguay Uruguay
Owner General Assembly of Uruguay
Construction
Started 1904
Completed 1925
Design Team
Architect Caetano Moretti

The Legislative Palace (Spanish: Palacio Legislativo) is the name of the working place of the General Assembly of Uruguay.

The construction of this building started in 1904 under the presidence of José Batlle y Ordoñez and it was finished in 1925. Before that year, the Uruguayan parliament worked at the Montevideo Cabildo.