Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Monroe Palace

A view of the Monroe Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The palace is decorated with ornate columns and domes with antennae on the top. Two statues of lions guard the entrance. Monroe Palace was first built to represent Brazil in the 1904 Louisiana Purchase International Exhibition (the Saint Louis World’s Fair), and a permanent replica was built in Rio de Janeiro in 1906. Originally known as the St. Louis Pavilion, it was renamed after former U.S. president James Monroe during the Pan American Conference in 1906. First used as a ballroom, the Monroe Palace was adapted to be first the Chamber of Deputies between 1914 and 1922, then as the Senate. When Brazil moved the capital to Brasilia in 1960, the building was used for minor functions before finally being demolished in 1976, (1915).
Identifier
NYSA_A3045-78_B4109
Date Original
1915
Language
English
Source
New York State Archives. New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides, ca. 1856-1939. A3045-78, B4109.
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Geographic Locations

Brazil