Palacio de San Francisco, Bogotá, Neoclassical palace in La Candelaria, Bogotá, Colombia

The Palacio de San Francisco is a neoclassical building featuring stone facades along Jimenez Avenue between Seventh and Eighth streets in central Bogota. The structure spans multiple stories and displays typical early modern architectural features with symmetrical elements and refined facade details.

The current palace replaced the 17th-century convent of the Purificación de Nuestra Señora, demolished after serious damage in 1917 under governor Rafael Escallón Miranda. Construction of Gastón Lelarge's design began in 1918, when the first stone was laid on 20 July, and took 15 years, finished in 1933 under architect Arturo Jaramillo, who altered Lelarge's plan. It housed the Gobernación de Cundinamarca, was set on fire during the Bogotazo of 9 April 1948 and rebuilt, and was declared a National Monument in 1984.

The building was handed over in 1997 by comodato to the Universidad del Rosario for academic programmes, but in 2011 it returned to the Gobernación de Cundinamarca. Since its 2012 reopening it has housed the departmental government. In one wing the Asamblea Departamental de Cundinamarca has met since 1940, keeping a library of ordinances over a century old.

The palace sits in a central location with multiple TransMilenio stations nearby for easy access. The surrounding area offers museums, universities, and government buildings, making it a well-served destination for visitors.

The 1918 first stone was laid on 20 July, and construction took 15 years, finished in 1933 under Colombian architect Arturo Jaramillo, who altered much of Gaston Lelarge's design. The decoration involved painters Ricardo Gómez Campuzano, Ricardo Acevedo Bernal and Francisco Antonio Cano, among others.