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The state government building (Sucre is the capital of Chuquisaca Department) was originally the Palace of Government of Bolivia when it was completed in 1896, but then the government moved to La Paz in 1898.

On the roof flies the Bolivian flag of red, yellow, and green stripes which are repeated (except for blue instead of green) in the colored-glass window surrounding the Bolivian coat of arms at the top of the entrance arch. The flags flanking the entrance are the Wiphala flag of multi-colored squares representing native peoples of the Andes and the Chuquisaca Department flag of a Cross of Burgundy with a golden crown in the center.

Sucre (elev. 2,810m/9,214ft) was founded by the Spanish in 1538 as Ciudad de la Plata de la Nueva Toledo (Silver City of New Toledo). It became the judicial, religious, and cultural center of the region. Bolivia achieved independence from Spain on 6 August 1825, the last country in Latin America to do so. In 1839 the city was declared the capital of Bolivia and renamed in honor of Antonio José de Sucre (1795-1830), a leader of the fight for independence who was a close friend of Simón Bolívar and served as the second president of Bolivia from the end of 1825 to 1828. (The administrative capital of Bolivia shifted to La Paz in 1898.)

The Historic City of Sucre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991.

On Google Earth:

Prefectura de Chuquisaca 19° 2'53.52"S, 65°15'37.22"W
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Camera location19° 02′ 52.38″ S, 65° 15′ 37.12″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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