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]
References[]
- ^ Benjamín Carrión
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
Categories:
- Palaces in Ecuador
- Museums in Quito
- Houses completed in 1948
- South American museum stubs
- Ecuadorian building and structure stubs