Casa de Gobierno de Entre Ríos, Government house in Paraná, Argentina.
Casa de Gobierno de Entre Ríos is a state government building in Paraná with two main floors, an attic level, and central inner courtyards. The structure features galleries with rounded arches and neoclassical ornaments that create a balanced and formal appearance.
In 1883 the provincial constituent convention decided to move the capital back to Paraná, and on 20 July 1885 Governor Eduardo Racedo commissioned the Casa de Gobierno from the provincial topographic department under architect Bernardo Rígoli. Work began that same year under the direction of Luigi Sessarego, with carpentry by Boeri y Cía. of Victoria and ironwork by Juan Oliver. Part of the building opened in 1888, the two legislative chambers were inaugurated in April 1889, and the work concluded in 1890. It was declared a National Historic Monument in 1989.
The building displays typical elements of late 19th-century Argentine institutional architecture through its white halls and honor courtyard. The legislature chamber retains original decorative details that reflect the political importance of this place to the region.
The palace occupies the block bounded by Narciso Laprida, Córdoba, Santa Fe and Méjico streets, facing the parking area that replaced the Plaza Mansilla in the 1970s. Several urban and interurban bus lines stop on Narciso Laprida between Santa Fe and Córdoba, and on Santa Fe between Laprida and Méjico. The Enrique Carbó square and a pedestrian path lie behind the building.
The tower rises 23.5 metres, and its clock was made in Corrientes by Ernesto Hoffmann and Augusto Sedner, not in Germany. The German Benedict Schneger Sconnan built the clock mechanism, while the bells came from Bocum, Germany.
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