Palacio Quemado

The Palace of Government, better known as Palacio Quemado, was the official residence of the President of Bolivia from 1853 to 2018 and again briefly from 2019 to 2020.
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  • Type: Government office
  • Description: official residence of the President of Bolivia
  • Also known as: “Bolivian Palace of Government”
  • Address: Calle Comercio, La Paz

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Casa Grande del Pueblo and Plaza Murillo.

Public building
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The is the Bolivian presidential residence that replaced the Palacio Quemado in 2018. It is a 30 story tower. Inaugurated on 9 August 2018 during the presidency of Evo Morales as the official residence of the President of Bolivia, the interim government of Jeanine Áñez reverted to occupying the Palacio Quemado from 2019 to 2020.

Square
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The is the central plaza of the city of La Paz and the open space most connected to the political life of Bolivia. Prominent buildings on the plaza include the Palacio Quemado, the , Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia, and the Cathedral of La Paz.

Church
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The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, also called La Paz Cathedral, is a cathedral and minor basilica is located in Murillo Square in the city of in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Paz and Calacoto.

Photo: Renedenis, CC BY 3.0.
is the administrative capital of , while is the constitutional capital and the seat of the Supreme Court.

Suburb
or Qalaqutu is a neighborhood in , . It is located in the southern part of the city and is considered one of the largest residential zones due to the cost of the houses and the services available. is situated 7 km southeast of Palacio Quemado.

Town
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is the third municipal section of the in the , . Its seat is or Achuqalla in the native language. is situated 9 km southwest of Palacio Quemado.

Palacio Quemado

Latitude
-16.49627° or 16° 29′ 47″ south
Longitude
-68.13367° or 68° 8′ 1″ west
Open location code
57MHGV38+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2382983640
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Wiki­data ID
Q1813101
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Palacio Quemado” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Palacio Quemado”
  • Basque: “Boliviako Gobernu Jauregia”
  • Basque: “Palacio Quemado”
  • Catalan: “palau Quemado”
  • Chinese: “克马多宫”
  • Danish: “Palacio Quemado”
  • Dutch: “Palacio Quemado”
  • Esperanto: “Palaco Quemado”
  • French: “Palacio Quemado”
  • German: “Palacio de Gobierno”
  • Hebrew: “פאלאסיו קוואמאדו”
  • Italian: “Palacio Quemado”
  • Japanese: “パラシオ・ケマド”
  • Korean: “케마도궁”
  • Korean: “팔라시오 케마도”
  • Polish: “Palacio Quemado”
  • Portuguese: “Palacio Quemado”
  • Russian: “Дворец Кемадо”
  • Slovenian: “bolivijska vladna palača”
  • Slovenian: “Palacio de Gobierno”
  • Slovenian: “Palacio Quemado”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Gobierno, Palacio Quemado”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Quemado Presidencial”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Quemado”

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