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{{Short description|Proposed Mexican legislative building}}
{{distinguish|text=the [[Palacio Federal Legislativo]], in Venezuela}}
[[File:Pal LegFed 004.jpg|thumb|left|Design of the ''Palacio Legislativo Federal''.]]
[[File:Pal LegFed 001.jpg|thumb|right|Interior design of the ''Palacio Legislativo Federal''.]]
[[File:Palacio Legislativo Mexico (Maqueta).jpg|thumb|right|Model of the ''Palacio Legislativo Federal''.]]
[[File:Construcción del Palacio Legislativo.jpg|thumb|upright|Construction of the ''Palacio Legislativo Federal'',  [[Guillermo Kahlo]], 12 June 1912]]
The '''Palacio Legislativo Federal''' (Federal Legislative Palace) was a never-completed building for the legislative bodies of the [[Mexico|Mexican Federal Republic]].
==History==
By the end of the 19th century, the government of President [[Porfirio Díaz]], decided the congress needed an emblematic and proud building to house the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. Inspired by the [[Reichstag (building)|Reichstag building]] of the [[German Empire]], in 1897 the administration called for an international competition in which several famous architects of Europe and Mexico participated. Despite declaring a winner, the government decided to appoint a new architect to draw a completely new design.
The final project is a creation by [[Émile Bénard]].<ref name=amador/> The original design from the competition was [[Eclecticism in architecture|Eclectic]], but the final design was [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]]. Groundbreaking was on 23 September 1910,<ref name="Osegueda">{{cite web |last1=Osegueda |first1=Rodrigo |title=Así sería el Palacio Legislativo de Porfirio Díaz |url=https://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/video-asi-era-el-palacio-legislativo-de-porfirio-diaz.html |website=México Desconocido |access-date=10 July 2024 |language=es |date=16 May 2020}}</ref> as part of the celebrations of the centennial of [[Mexican Independence]].
Amid the [[Mexican Revolution]], the new president, [[Francisco I. Madero]], changed the building's functions and name to ''Palacio de los Tres Poderes'' (Palace of the Three Powers) to be the offices of not only the legislative, but also the executive and judicial powers of the republic.
===Post-Revolution===
[[File:Monumento a la Revolución Mexico.jpg|thumb|right|The cupola which became the ''Monumento a la Revolución'', is the only part that remains of the unfinished building.]]
The chaos of the revolution deflected attention and resources away from the project, and only the foundations and the iron structure were completed. The building remained standing and rusting until the 1930s when it was finally decided to destroy the erected structure. However, the cupola was saved and turned into the [[Monumento a la Revolución]] (Monument of the Revolution) by [[Carlos Obregón Santacilia]], and the massive structure stands today as a mausoleum to the heroes of the Mexican Revolution.<ref name=amador>{{cite web|url=http://proceso.com.mx/reportajes/2015/4/19/el-palacio-legislativo-que-quedo-en-monumento-la-revolucion-145848.html|title=El Palacio Legislativo que quedó en Monumento a la Revolución|trans-title=The Legislative Palace that remained in the Monument to the Revolution|first=Judith|last=Amador Tello|date=19 April 2015|work=[[Proceso (magazine)|Proceso]]|access-date=12 January 2021|language=es|archive-url=|archive-date=}}</ref> It is an [[Art Deco]] monument with [[Social realism|Social Realist]] decorative motifs.
==Repurpused sculptures==
Several sculptures that were intended to decorate the building were completed before its cancellation. These sculptures were repurposed in different buildings and monuments. They include a sculpture of an eagle devouring a snake, which would have topped the Capitol dome, being incorporated into the [[Monumento a la Raza (Mexico City)|Monumento a la Raza]].<ref name="Infobae">{{cite web |title=Dónde se encuentran las esculturas rescatadas del Palacio Legislativo que quería construir Porfirio Díaz |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2022/01/01/donde-se-encuentran-las-esculturas-rescatadas-del-palacio-legislativo-que-queria-construir-porfirio-diaz/ |website=infobae |access-date=10 July 2024 |language=es-ES |date=1 January 2022}}</ref> Sculptures that would have decorated the [[entablature]] were placed on the exterior of the [[Palacio de Bellas Artes]], and lions that would have flanked the steps of the main entrance were turned into the [[Puerta de los Leones]].<ref name="Infobae" />
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File:Monumento a La Raza 03 2014 MEX 8349.JPG|Eagle sculpture atop the Monumento a la Raza
File:Palacio de Bellas Artes TurismoCDMX 9.JPG|''La Juventud'' at the Palacio de Bellas Artes
File:Palacio de Bellas Artes TurismoCDMX 7.JPG|''La Madurez'' at the Palacio de Bellas Artes
File:Puerta de los leones en Chapultepec 5.jpg|One of the lions of the Puerto de los Leones
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==References==
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