National Palace

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The National Palace is a building in Santo Domingo, that houses the offices of the Executive Branch of the Dominican Republic. Designed in an eclectic neoclassical style by Italian architect Guido D’Alessandro at the behest of Rafael Trujillo, construction started on February 27, 1944 —Dominican independence centenary-and was inaugurated on August 16, 1944. Occupying an area of 18,000 square meters and luxuriously appointed throughout, the National Palace is considered one of the greatest and most beautiful buildings built in the Dominican Republic. The building stands on the grounds of the former Presidential Mansion (Mansión Presidencial), built during the United States military occupation of 1916-1924.
While the president’s office is located within the palace, the Palacio Nacional is not an executive residence as the president does not live there; there is no designated Executive Residence in Santo Domingo. The building comprises three stories. Building services are located at ground level. The main floor includes the ceremonial vestibule, the Presidential and Vice-presidential offices, and the Cabinet meeting room. The third story houses the main reception rooms: the Hall of the Ambassadors, the Hall of the Caryatids, the Green Room, the Mahogany room, and the president’s private quarters.
The dome, which rests on a windowed drum, is 34 meters high and has a diameter of 18 meters. Inside, 18 columns sustain the dome. Most of the marble used throughout the building is Dominican, and was extracted from quarries in Samaná and Caballero. The Palacio Nacional complex also includes the “presidential” Chapel of San Rafael Arcangel, carried out in the same architectural style as the palace.

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