COSTA RICA
HOUSE OF YELLOW
[Av.7/calle 11]. (Casa Amarilla). It`s situated to the east from Social Security Building, not far from Park of Spain. In front of that a huge La Ceiba tree rises, and that was planted in 1963 during Central America presidents Summit. The building used to be a seat of Foreign Ministry and is painted in yellow. Its interior is also yellow. There are a lot of mirrors. Furnitures and doors are made of dark wood. At the beginning it was placed in Cartago. (The building was completed in December of 1907). It served as the site of the Central American Court of Justice. But soon it was destroyed due to the earthquake, and rebuilt in San Jose thanks to Andres H. Carnegic 100.000 $ donation. It was completed in 1916 with the supervision of architect Henry D. Wiffield. In years of 1966 and 1975 it undergone solid renovation. In 1976 that was declared the national monument. In 1990 the yellow addition was stuck to that.
SAN JOSE
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