Casa Amarilla, Costa Rica
Discover Costa Rica’s history at the Casa Amarilla, which nowadays houses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Casa Amarilla
© Robert Bruce
The Casa Amarilla (Yellow House), which takes the name from its ochre coloured facade, should be one of your must-sees in San José. It has a neo-colonial architectural style with neo-Baroque décors that give it a solid and, at the same time, stark look.
This singular Costa Rican building was built by the American architect Henry D. Whitfield in 1916, thanks to the funds donated by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie with the aim to be the Seat of the Costa Rican Court of Justice. However, it was the Seat of the Legislative Assembly and the Presidential House during the early 1920s.
The President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, visited the country in 1963 and planted himself a ceiba tree at the entrance of the building, on the occasion of the remodelling that doubled its size. A time when it was also built the famous Golden Room.
The Yellow House was declared a national monument in 1976 and it is historical and architectural heritage of Costa Rica which, nowadays, houses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Location:
11th Street and 7th Avenue, in Carmen District.
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What to see:
- Parque Metropolitano La Sabana Park
- Parque Morazán Park
- Parque Nacional Park
- Parque Diversiones Park
- Parque España Park
- Central Park
- Parque Zoológico Simón Bolívar Zoo
- Spirogyra Butterfly Garden
- Parque de la Paz Park
- Parque Okayama Park
- Parque de la Merced Park
- Mercado Central
- Mercado Borbón Market
- Casa Amarilla
- Edificio Metálico
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Edificio Luis Ollé Building
- Former Atlantic Train Station
- Alianza Francesa
- Edificio Maroy Building
- Edificio Herdocia Building
- Biblioteca Nacional
- Iglesia de la Merced
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad Church
- Barrio Amón Neighbourhood
- Distrito Escazú District
- Teatro Nacional
- Teatro Melico Salazar Theatre
- Galería Nacional
- Teatro Auditorio Nacional
- Centro Costarricense de Ciencia y Cultura Centre
- Banco Central
- Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
- Avenida Central
- Paseo Colón
- Catedral Metropolitana Cathedral
- Plaza de la Cultura
- Plaza de la Democracia
- Bulevar Ricardo Jiménez Boulevard
- Plaza de la Libertad Electoral
- Castillo Azul
- Fuente Hispanidad Fountain
- Teatro Variedades Theatre
- Plaza Juan Mora Fernández
Museums:
- Museo del Jade
- Gold Museum
- Museo de Numismática
- Museo Nacional de Costa Rica
- Museo Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia Historical Museum
- Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo
- Museo de la Comunidad Judía de Costa Rica
- TEOR/ética
- Museo de Ciencias Naturales La Salle
- Museo Rafael Obregón Loría Masonic Museum Grand Lodge
- Children´s Museum
- Museo del Arte Costarricense
- Museo Filatélico y Numismático Museum
- Museo Histórico Agrícola Santa Ana Museum
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