Palacio de Justicia de Colombia

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The Palacio de Justicia de Colombia is the main courthouse complex in Bogotá that houses the country’s highest judicial bodies and has been a central site in Colombia’s legal and political history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf courthouse
government building
architecturalStyle modernist architecture
cityCenter La Candelaria district
surface form: La Candelaria neighborhood
country Colombia
event Palace of Justice siege
eventConsequence death of dozens of people including justices and civilians
destruction of the building in 1985 siege
human rights controversy over disappearances
eventDate 1985-11-06
1985-11-07
eventDescription armed takeover by M-19 guerrilla group
military retaking of the building
function seat of highest judicial bodies of Colombia
hasInscription Colombians, weapons have given you independence, laws will give you freedom
hasSecurity high-level security measures
heritageStatus symbolic landmark of Colombian democracy
houses Constitutional Court of Colombia
Council of State of Colombia
Superior Council of the Judiciary of Colombia
Supreme Court of Colombia
surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
inscriptionLanguage Spanish
locatedIn Bogotá
Plaza de Bolívar
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Bogotá
surface form: Bogotá D.C.

Cundinamarca region
surface form: Cundinamarca Department
material concrete
stone cladding
namedAfter justice
nearby Capitolio Nacional
Palacio Liévano
Bogotá Cathedral
surface form: Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá
operator Judicial branch of Colombia
surface form: Judicial Branch of Colombia
owner Government of Colombia
partOf judicial district of Bogotá
reconstructed after 1985 siege
reopeningYear 1999
significance central site in Colombia’s legal history
central site in Colombia’s political history
symbolizes rule of law in Colombia
separation of powers in Colombia
usedFor administrative law proceedings
constitutional review hearings
disciplinary proceedings of the judiciary
plenary sessions of the Supreme Court of Justice

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Bogotá Cathedral near Palacio de Justicia de Colombia
Alfonso Reyes Echandía placeOfDeath Palacio de Justicia de Colombia
this entity surface form: Palace of Justice, Bogotá