page_title: Paraguayan architecture
section_title: Monuments
hierarchical_section_title: Paraguayan architecture / Monuments
caption_attribution_description: Cathedral in Asunción was constructed in 1845 during the rule of Carlos António López. [1]
context_page_description: The development of a distinct architectural style in Paraguay is relatively recent. This is due partially to the European influence following the colonization of the country in 1537. With the arrival of Europeans, and especially the Spanish, the architecture of the country developed with the construction of brick built cathedrals, palaces and many other European-style monuments.
context_section_description: The garden of Asuncion is in the center of the city. It is the reflect of the new idea of a green city with old architecture. It is one of the most popular in Paraguay.
  It is a palace in Asuncion, Paraguay, that serves as the workplace for the President of Paraguay, and is also the seat of the government of Paraguay. Located in the center of Asunción, looking at the bay, this building was built by order of Carlos Antonio Lopez, to serve as the residence for his son, the General Francisco Solano López. Construction began in 1857 under the direction of the English architect Alonso Taylor. 
  The materials for the construction of the palace came from several places inside the country, stones from the quarries of Emboscada and Altos, woods and odrajes of Ñeembucú and Yaguarón, bricks of Tacumbú, iron pieces molten in Ybycuí, etc.
  This cathedral has known many architectural changes after a fire in 1543 in Asuncion. Nowadays this cathedral is the center of a neighborhood in the capital.
caption: Asunción's cathedral
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