Capitol of Puerto Rico
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El Capitolio de Puerto Rico
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Front view of the Puerto Rico Capitol
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| Location | Avenida Ponce de León and Avenida Muñoz Rivera, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 18°28′8″N 66°6′22″W / 18.46889°N 66.10611°WCoordinates: 18°28′8″N 66°6′22″W / 18.46889°N 66.10611°W |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Rafael Carmoega |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Beaux Arts |
| NRHP Reference # | 77001555 |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1977 |
The of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Capitolio de Puerto Rico) is located on the Islet of San Juan just outside the walls of Old San Juan. The building is home to the bicameral Legislative Assembly, composed of the House of Representatives and Senate. The building is located in the Puerta de Tierra sector of San Juan.
The Capitol is also commonly referred to as the Palace of the Laws (Spanish: Palacio de las Leyes).
Prior to the establishment of the Capitol, the Legislative Assembly used the Provincial Delegation Building, which now houses the Department of State. The idea of constructing a capitol was first introduced by former Resident Commissioner Luis Muñoz Rivera in 1907, and was partly meant to demonstrate some degree of civilian rule in the island, which at the time was a colony of the United States. The project proposed by Muñoz Rivera assigned $3 million for the construction and established rules for a contest among architectures to decide which one would do the work.
In September 1907, Commissioner of the Interior Laurence Grahame sent the official request for architects through the press and magazines of United States. The specifications for the building were that it was supposed to have three principal installations: the Executive Council, the House of Delegates, and the Supreme Court. It was supposed to be simple, conservative, and appropriate to the island's weather conditions. 134 architectural designs were submitted from the US, Cuba, Canada, France, Spain, and Puerto Rico.
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