Palacio de Carondelet

Carondelet Palace is the seat of government of the Republic of , located in . Access is by the public space known as Independence Square or Plaza Grande, around which are also the Archbishop's Palace, Municipal Palace, Hotel Plaza Grande, and Metropolitan Cathedral.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Government office
  • Description: seat of government of Ecuador
  • Also known as: “Carondelet Palace”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plaza de la Independencia and Quito Metropolitan Cathedral.

Park
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Independence Square is the principal and central public square of , . This is the of the city and one of the symbols of the executive power of the nation.

Church
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The , is a Catholic cathedral in , . Located on the southwestern side of the Plaza de la Independencia, it served as a seat of the Diocese of Quito from 1545 until 1848 when it was elevated to Archdiocese.

Protected area
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is a protected area, which is situated 110 metres south of Palacio de Carondelet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quito and Chaupicruz.

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, the capital of , was founded in 1534 on the ruins of an ancient Inca city. 's Old City is the largest in the Americas and was one of the first UNESCO World Heritage Sites, recognized as the largest and most intact colonial city center remaining in the Americas.

Neighborhood
is an electoral parish or district of , the capital city of in northwestern . The parish was established as a result of the October 2004 political elections when the city was divided into 19 urban electoral parishes. is situated 7 km northeast of Palacio de Carondelet.

Palacio de Carondelet

Latitude
-0.21974° or 0° 13′ 11″ south
Longitude
-78.51261° or 78° 30′ 45″ west
Inception
1801
Open location code
67F3QFJP+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 381053952
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q3288157
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Palacio de Carondelet” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Palaciu Carondelet”
  • Chinese: “卡隆德莱特宫”
  • Chinese: “卡隆德萊特宮”
  • Chinese: “卡龙德莱宫”
  • Dutch: “Carondelet Palace”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قصر كارونديليت”
  • Finnish: “Carondeletin palatsi”
  • French: “palais Carondelet”
  • French: “Palais Carondelet”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Carondelet”
  • Italian: “Palazzo di Carondelet”
  • Malay: “Istana Carondelet”
  • Malay: “Palacio de Carondelet”
  • Persian: “کاخ کاروندلت”
  • Polish: “Palacio de Carondelet”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio de Carondelet”
  • Russian: “Дворец Каронделет”
  • Russian: “Президентский дворец”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Carondelet”
  • Ukrainian: “Каронделета”

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