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Palacio
de Gobierno
This
building was erected between the 18th and early 19th Centuries by the
Presidente de la Real Audiencia de Quito (President of the Royal Council),
Baron H�ctor de Carondelet. On the staircase landing which leads to the
first floor, there is a mural painted by the Equadorian artist Oswaldo
Guayasam�n, which portrays the discovery of the Amazon River on 12th
February 1542. The third floor of the palace is used as the President's
private quarters where he lives along with his family. The building has many
corridors and reception rooms which are used for official occasions. Access
to the top floors is restricted and it is only possible to visit the ground
floor of the building.
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