Palacio Vassallo
Encyclopedia
Palacio Vasallo is the seat of the Legislative Branch
of the municipal
government of Rosario
, . The building, designed by Alejo Infante and completed in 1911, is located near the National Flag Memorial
, and has been the site of Rosario's Deliberative Council since May 18, 1951. It was donated to the city by notable surgeon
Dr. Bartolomé Vassallo (who died in 1945), together with a collection of artistic works kept there.
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
of the municipal
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
government of Rosario
Rosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
, . The building, designed by Alejo Infante and completed in 1911, is located near the National Flag Memorial
National Flag Memorial (Argentina)
The National Flag Memorial in Rosario, Argentina, is a monumental complex built near the shore of the Paraná River...
, and has been the site of Rosario's Deliberative Council since May 18, 1951. It was donated to the city by notable surgeon
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
Dr. Bartolomé Vassallo (who died in 1945), together with a collection of artistic works kept there.
External links
- Municipalidad de Rosario - Official website of the Municipality..