Antigua - Captain-General's Palace

(Local Name: Palacio de los Capitanes Generales) Palacio de los Capitanes Generales with its stone columns is one of Antigua's most magnificent buildings. The building c 1543 has been repeatedly reconstructed and altered following damaging earthquakes and presently has a two-tiered arched façade with 27 arcades on each level.

The building was the seat of Spanish colonial government for more than two centuries and the residence of the Captain General.

Part of the palace is being converted into a museum and the building houses government offices, city police, and the Guatemala Tourist Institute.