Bandeirantes Palace, Government office building in Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil.
Bandeirantes Palace is the seat of the São Paulo state government in Morumbi, a three-storey block of 21,153 square metres clad in pale cream, with a shallow triangular gable bearing a red and green coat of arms. Tall columns divide the facade, rectangular windows sit in rows above glass doors, and a flat white canopy projects over the central entrance beside a low white balustrade. Two flagpoles stand on the lawn, one flying a green flag.
Construction began in 1954 under engineer Francisco da Nova Monteiro and the building became the seat of São Paulo's executive branch in 1964. This shift in function marked an important change in how the structure was used and who controlled it.
The name Bandeirantes honors the sertanistas who from the 17th to 18th centuries left São Paulo to expand the frontiers of the Capitania de São Vicente. Since 1970 the palace has housed the Artistic-Cultural Collection of the Governmental Palaces, begun under Abreu Sodré with acquisitions guided by Paulo Mendes de Almeida, Oswald de Andrade and others. About 1,700 items are kept, most acquired by Luís Arrobas Martins.
The palace is located on Avenida Morumbi 4500 and can be found through this address. Visitors should contact the administration for specific information about visiting conditions and access.
The structure originated as a university project by Italian architect Marcello Piacentini but was later converted into a government seat through expropriation. This unexpected transformation shows how an educational plan became a center of political power.
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