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 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 Justice of Colombia ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Bogotá ⓘ
Plaza de Bolívar ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Bogotá D.C. ⓘ
linked to: Bogotá

Cundinamarca Department ⓘ
linked to: Cundinamarca region
material concrete ⓘ
stone cladding ⓘ
namedAfter justice ⓘ
nearby Capitolio Nacional ⓘ
Palacio Liévano ⓘ
Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá ⓘ
linked to: Bogotá Cathedral
operator 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 → Palace of Justice, Bogotá ⓘ
linked to: Palacio de Justicia de Colombia