National Palace

The National Palace is a Neoclassical government building in San Salvador featuring four main rooms and 101 secondary rooms constructed with imported European materials. The structure is organized across multiple floors with carefully designed interior spaces and architectural details.

Built between 1905 and 1911, the palace replaced an earlier structure destroyed by fire in 1889. Its construction was funded through taxes on coffee exports, which were vital to the country's economy at that time.

The Red Room hosts diplomatic ceremonies, while the Yellow Room functions as the presidential office, showing how this building remains central to the country's governance. You can see how different spaces serve distinct official purposes.

You can explore the palace's 104 rooms free of charge, following its designation as a National Monument in 1980. The visit lets you move through the different areas at your own pace and see how each section is used.

The building's exterior is decorated with statues of Christopher Columbus and Isabella I of Castile, gifts presented by Spain's King Alfonso XIII in 1924. These sculptures reflect the diplomatic ties between the two nations during that era.

Location: San Salvador

Inception: 1911

Architects: Pascasio González Erazo

Architectural style: Neoclassical architecture

GPS coordinates: 13.69773,-89.19205

Latest update: December 7, 2025 19:30