Palacio Nacional de la Cultura

Situated on the north side of Parque Central sits the compositional and noteworthy tribute that is the Presidential Palace. Worked in the vicinity of 1936 and 1943, with its intermix of Spanish styles from Renaissance to neoclassical, Palacio Nacional is in actuality the third royal residence to sit in this area.

Appointed by the notorious despot General Jorge Ubico, who constrained detainees to manufacture this site, it now stands dispossessed of its administrative workplaces as an exhibition hall open to people in general and a goal of formal occasions. The stain-glass dinner lobby, embellished with recolored glass boards, amusingly speaks to the ideals of good government.

Make certain to locate the presidential gallery and the Patio de la Paz in the western yard, in which a landmark of two huge metal hands mean the marking of the Guatemalan Peace Accords of 1996. In the event that you happen to be there at 11 a.m., the military watch changes the rose held in the hands day by day and the past is hurled to a female observer.

Opening hours: Mon-Sat 9 to 11:45 a.m. & 2 to 4:45 p.m.