La Casona
La Casona, since 13 December 2019 the headquarters of the Centro Cultural Aquiles Nazoa in La Carlota neighborhood of Caracas, was the official residence of the president of Venezuela from 1966 to 2012. Miraflores Palace replaced La Casona as the official residence, although some government official events and ceremonies are still held here in La Casona.Photo: The hunter1986, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Government office
- Description: Former presidential residence in Venezuela
- Also known as: “Casa Presidencial” and “Residencia Presidencial La Casona”
- Address: Calle Central de Santa Cecilia, Caracas, 1071
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Farmatodo and Los Dos Caminos station.
Farmatodo
Pharmacy
Photo: Jesús Rincón, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Farmatodo is a pharmacy, which is situated 740 metres north of La Casona.
Los Dos Caminos station
Metro station
Photo: Kinori, Public domain.
Los Dos Caminos is a Caracas Metro station on Line 1. It was opened on 23 April 1988 as the eastern terminus of the extension of Line 1 from Chacaíto. On 10 November 1989, the line was extended further to Palo Verde. Los Dos Caminos station is situated 760 metres north of La Casona.
Los Cortijos station
Metro station
Photo: Kinori, Public domain.
Los Cortijos is a Caracas Metro station on Line 1. It was opened on 10 November 1989 as part of the extension of Line 1 from Los Dos Caminos to Palo Verde. The station is between Los Dos Caminos and La California. Los Cortijos station is situated 1 km east of La Casona.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Los Palos Grandes and Chacao.
Los Palos Grandes
Suburb
Los Palos Grandes is a residential, tourist and financial district located in the Chacao Municipality in east Caracas, served by the Caracas Metro through the Miranda station of line 1.
Chacao
Suburb
Photo: Kinori, Public domain.
Chacao is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km west of La Casona.
El Cafetal
Suburb
El Cafetal is a neighborhood located in the Baruta Municipality of Caracas, Venezuela. El Cafetal is situated 2½ km south of La Casona.
La Casona
- Categories: cultural property, official residence, office, military installation, and government building
- Location: Sucre Municipality, Miranda, Venezuela, South America
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Latitude
10.48755° or 10° 29′ 15″ northLongitude
-66.83406° or 66° 50′ 3″ westElevation
861 metres (2,825 feet)Open location code
772MF5Q8+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 151940046OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentGeoNames ID
13591101Wikidata ID
Q2945648
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“La Casona” goes by many names.
- German: “La Casona”
- Italian: “La Casona”
- Italian: “Residenza presidenziale La Casona”
- Portuguese: “Residência Presidencial La Casona”
- Russian: “Ла Касона”
- Slovenian: “La Casona”
- Slovenian: “Residencia Presidencial La Casona”
- Spanish: “La Casona”
- Spanish: “Residencia Presidencial La Casona”
- “La Casona”
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