Palacio Legislativo Federal
The Palacio Legislativo Federal (Federal Legislative Palace) was a never-completed building for the legislative bodies of the Mexican Federal Republic.
History
By the end of the 19th century, the government of President
The final project is a creation by Émile Bénard.[1] When the Mexican Revolution broke out in 1910, the new president, Francisco I. Madero, changed the building's functions and name to Palacio de los Tres Poderes (Palace of the Three Powers) to be the offices of not only the legislative, but also the executive and judicial powers of the republic.
Post-Revolution
The chaos of the revolution deflected attention and resources away from the project, and only the foundations and the iron structure were completed. The building remained standing and rusting until the 1930s when it was finally decided to destroy the erected structure. However, the cupola was saved and turned into the Monumento a la Revolución (Monument of the Revolution) by Carlos Obregón Santacilia, and the massive structure stands today as a mausoleum to the heroes of the Mexican Revolution.[1]
References
- ^ a b Amador Tello, Judith (19 April 2015). "El Palacio Legislativo que quedó en Monumento a la Revolución" [The Legislative Palace that remained in the Monument to the Revolution]. Proceso (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2021.