Montevideo, Uruguay Parliament Building

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Palacio Legislativo

Montevideo


Dating from 1908, and still playing host to Uruguay’s Asamblea General (legislative branch), the three-story neoclassical parliament building is also open for guided tours at 10:30am and 3pm Monday to Friday.


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