National Palace (El Salvador)

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National Palace of El Salvador
Palacio Nacional de El Salvador
View of the National Palace
General information
Status	Restoration
Type	Palace
Architectural style	Neoclassical, Renaissance, Gothic Revival
Location	San Salvador, San Salvador
Country	El Salvador
Coordinates	13°41′51″N 89°11′30″W / 13.69750°N 89.19167°W / 13.69750; -89.19167
Construction started	1866 (old palace), 1905 (new palace)
Completed	1870 (old palace), 1911 (new palace)
Renovated	1980s
Destroyed	1889 (old palace)
Owner	Government of El Salvador
Height	+15 metres (49 ft)
Dimensions
Diameter	7,000 m2 (75,000 sq ft)
Other dimensions	1 apple
Technical details
Structural system	Ploubalette
Floor count	2
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Pascasio González Erazo
Developer	Pedro José Escalón (start of construction) Fernando Figueroa (end of construction)
Structural engineer	José María Peralta Lagos
Civil engineer	José Emilio Alcaine

The current National Palace of El Salvador, located in San Salvador, the capital city of the country of El Salvador, replaced the old National Palace built in 1866–1870, which was destroyed by fire on December 19, 1889. The construction, done between 1905 and 1911, was the work of engineer José Emilio Alcaine, under the direction of the foreman Pascasio González Erazo. To finish the project, legislation was passed that collected one colón for every quintal of coffee exported. The materials used were imported from several European countries including Germany, Italy and Belgium. The Palace's facilities were occupied by government offices until 1974.

The building contains four main rooms and 101 secondary rooms; each of the four main rooms has a distinctive color. The Red Room (Salon Rojo) is used for receptions held by the Salvadoran Foreign Ministry, and the ceremonial presentation of ambassadors' credentials. It has been used for ceremonial purposes since the administration of General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez. The Yellow Room (Salon Amarillo) is used as an office for the President of the Republic, while the Pink Room (Salon Rosado) housed the Supreme Court and later the Ministry of Defense. The Blue Room (Salon Azul) was the meeting place of the Legislature of El Salvador from 1906, and its classical architecture with Ionian, Corinthian and Roman elements is notable. The room is now called the Salvadoran Parliament in commemoration of its former purpose, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.