The National Palace of Justice, also known as Palacio de Tribunales, is one of the most beautiful buildings of our city. Now, you can visit this wonderful place thanks to the guided visits organized by the City Government. Until November 30th, a 75 minutes tour will show you a true symbol of Porteño architecture. Hostel Colonial tells you how the tour is and what’s there to see.
The circuit starts in the building’s entrance hall. Then, through the Lost Steps Hall, the Court Hall, the Honor Hall and the office of the Supreme Court President. You will also see pictures, sculptures, historic furniture, marble slabs, busts, flags, files belonging to local celebrities and the halls which expose the fine architecture of the building.
Opened in 1942, after a 40 year delay due to different eventualities, the Palace is a great exponent of the Porteño architecture in the beginnings of the XX Century, European influenced. For the design of some ornaments in the building’s façade, the Milanese architect Virginio Colombo was called. He ended up living in Buenos Aires, where he became one of the most brilliant exponents of the Art Nouveau style.
To take the guided tour, you should go to the Palace of Justice main entrance (550 Talcahuano Street), from Mondays to Fridays at 2.30PM. We recommend you to arrive a little earlier than that so you can take pictures of the front of the building and the place that surrounds it. The three squares complex in front of the Palace and the Colón Theater are some of the main attractions around.
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