Benjamín Carrión Palace

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Benjamín Carrión Palace

Benjamín Carrión Palace (Spanish: Palacio Benjamín Carrión) is a palace and museum in Quito, Ecuador. Named after Benjamín Carrión, a diplomat, cultural promoter, and an Ecuadorian writer.[1][circular reference] The palace was built in 1946–8. The building is located in the district of Itchimbía, near the border with . Its south side is adjacent to El Arbolito and was one of the first structures completed in the complex of buildings which create the Cultural Center of Ecuador.[2][3]

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  1. ^ Benjamín Carrión
  2. ^ Herrera Crespo, Patricio (2013). "Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana". Nuestra Casa (in Spanish). Quito, Ecuador: Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana Benjamin Carrión: 9–11. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. ^ Peralta, Evelia; Moya Tasquer, Rolanda (2003). Quito : patrimonio cultural de la humanidad = Cultural heritage of humanity (2. ed.). Quito, Ecuador: TRAMA. pp. 108–109. ISBN 9978-300-02-3.

Coordinates: 0°12′36″S 78°29′47″W / 0.20987°S 78.49642°W / -0.20987; -78.49642


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