Echegaray Palace
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| Echegaray Palace | |
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 Illustration of the south-facing side of Echegaray Palace. | |
| General information | |
| Type | Parliament |
| Architectural style | Neo-classical |
| Location | Madrigal, Carloso |
| Current tenants | National Assembly of Carloso |
| Construction started | 15 June 1868 |
| Completed | 9 November 1907 |
| Client | Government of Carloso |
| Height | 109.4 m |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Anton Dengra |
Echegaray Palace is a colossal administrative building in Madrigal, Carloso. It has served as the seat of the National Assembly of Carloso (and its predecessor, the Imperial Assembly) since 1907. Built in the neo-classical style, the huge structure had a prolonged period of construction, beginning on 15 June 1868 and not reaching completion until 9 November 1937. Prior to its completion, the smaller TBA had served as the seat of the Imperial Assembly, however the significant increase of the number of representatives in the legislature, as well as the rapidly expanding bureaucracy of the newly formed Carlosian Empire necessitated the construction of a much larger complex. Since its completion, it has been regarded as a powerful symbol of Carloso's parliamentary democracy and of the power of the Carlosian state itself. Sitting in the Echegaray district of Madrigal, it is a major tourist attraction alongside nearby buildings such as the Assembly Libraries, the Madrigal Archives, Victoria Square, and Madrigal Cathedral. On either end of the building are two prominent towers. Morón Tower, a four-sided clock tower, is itself a prominent landmark in Madrigal, its four smaller bells ringing every quarter hour, while its large bell rings every hour. On the opposite side of the building is Verdaguer Tower, topped with a flagstaff which always flies the Carlosian flag. It is by far the largest legislative building in all of Musgorocia. Constructed mainly of cut limestone over a wrought iron frame, it survived repeated hits by Bourgougian bombs during the Emergency War with only superficial damage.