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The Palacio Nacional de la Cultura (National Palace of Culture), also known colloquially as "Palacio Verde", [1] is identified as Guatemala City's symbol in its architectural context. It was the most important building in Guatemala and was the headquarters of the president of Guatemala.
The San Miguel earthquake severely impacted the city of Santiago de los Caballeros; the Royal Palace suffered some damage in rooms and walls. This earthquake made the authorities think about moving the city to a new location less vulnerable to earthquakes, but the city inhabitants strongly opposed this measure and they even went as far as to invade the Palace to make their point.
The Instituto de Antropología e Historia (IDAEH, Institute of Anthropology and History) is the national institute in Guatemala responsible for the protection and maintenance of Guatemala's historical and archaeological sites, monuments, artefacts, and other aspects of the nation's cultural heritage.
The entrance hall to the museum has a map of the ancient city set into the floor, overlaid with glass marked with the streets of modern Guatemala City. [7] The museum has a permanent exhibition hall, a temporary exhibition hall and a mezanine with a display of 60 archaeological photographs taken between 1994 and 1996. [ 7 ]
Historia general de Guatemala (in Spanish). Guatemala: Asociación de Amigos del País, Fundación para la Cultura y el Desarrollo. ISBN 84-88622-07-4. OCLC 39909559. Lutz, Christopher H. (1997). Santiago de Guatemala, 1541-1773: City, Caste, and the Colonial Experience. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-2597-7. OCLC 29548140.
Casa de la Cultura Flavio Herrera [1] Guatemala City: Guatemala Department: Casa de la Cultura Julio Cesar de la Roca [1] Quetzaltenango: Quetzaltenango Department: Casa del Callejón Castillo Hermanos [1] Guatemala City: Guatemala Department: CASA Museo Iinternacional de Movimientos Artísticos (Casa M.I.M.A.) [2] Guatemala City: Guatemala ...
Antigua Guatemala (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtiɣwa ɣwateˈmala]), commonly known as Antigua or La Antigua, is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala.The city was the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala from 1543 through 1773, with much of its Baroque-influenced architecture and layout dating from that period.
The Ministry of Culture and Sports (Spanish: Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes or MCD) is a government ministry of Guatemala, headquartered in Zone 1 of Guatemala City. It is responsible for promoting, developing, and conserving initiatives relating to Guatemalan culture and heritage. [1] Liwy Grazioso is the current Minister of Culture and ...