Casa Amarilla

(en CR, Ven) Presidential Palace

•• Cultural note:

Casa Amarilla

The headquarters of the Venezuelan State Department in Caracas. Originally a colonial prison, it was made the presidential palace in the nineteenth century and was painted yellow, the color of the Liberal Party, hence the name. Casa Amarilla is also the name of the presidential palace in San José, Costa Rica

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(en CR, Ven) Presidential Palace

•• Cultural note:

Casa Amarilla

The headquarters of the Venezuelan State Department in Caracas. Originally a colonial prison, it was made the presidential palace in the nineteenth century and was painted yellow, the color of the Liberal Party, hence the name. Casa Amarilla is also the name of the presidential palace in San José, Costa Rica

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CULTURAL NOTE

Casa Amarilla

The headquarters of the Venezuelan State Department in Caracas. It was originally a colonial prison.

President Guzmán Blanco made it the presidential palace in the nineteenth century and had it painted yellow, the color of the Liberal Party, hence the name.

Casa Amarilla is also the name of the Presidential Palace in San José, Costa Rica.