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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.
Centro de Visitantes y Museo de Sitio de Iximche [2] Tecpán Guatemala: Chimaltenango Department: Maya civilization: Centro de Visitantes y Museo de Sitio de K'umarcaaj [3] Santa Cruz del Quiché: Quiché Department: Maya civilization: Centro de Visitantes y Museo de Sitio de Litica, Tikal [2] Flores: Petén Department: Maya civilization
The Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias, commonly called Teatro Nacional, is a cultural center in Guatemala City, Guatemala. It is located in the Centro Cívico (Civic Center) of the city and was built in the same place of the old Fuerte de San José. Its form, which emulates a seated jaguar, [1] stands out from the adjacent buildings.
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 ]
The Centro Cultural la Azotea ("La Azotea" Cultural Center) is a cultural center and museum complex, located in the township and municipality of Jocotenango in Guatemala's Sacatepéquez Department. It lies some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the department's capital Antigua Guatemala in the city's modern outskirts, and is approximately 43 ...
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 ...
The National Library of Guatemala (Biblioteca Nacional) is the national library of Guatemala. It is located in Zone 1 of Guatemala City near the National Palace of Guatemala. The library has 7 reading rooms among them are: School reading room with 225,000 books.