Palacio Legislativo

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Legislative Palace
Palacio Legislativo
Building
Architectural style Neo-classical architecture
Location Montevideo,  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.

Coordinates: 34°53′28″S 56°11′14″W / 34.89107°S 56.18726°W / -34.89107; -56.18726

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