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The Casa de Narino (Spanish for House of Narino) or Palacio de Narino (Spanish for Palace of Narino) is the official home and principal workplace of the President of Colombia. It houses the main office of the executive branch and is located in the capital city of Bogota. It was dedicated in 1908 after being constructed on the site of the house where Antonio Narino was born. The design was made by architects Gaston Lelarge, a French-born former pupil of Charles Garnier, and Julian Lombana.
In 1980 the structure was rededicated after the construction of additions. The palace also houses works of art and furnishings from different years. Its garden houses the Observatorio Astronomico de Bogota, designed by the Capuchin friar-architect Fray Domingo de Petres and built in 1802-03..
References
Website of the Presidency of Colombia
Website for the Office of the Mayor of Bogota
Website for the Colombian Military Forces
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