COLOMBIA NATIONAL CAPITOL

All structure is made in cantería stone and the building construction took 80 years(1847-1926)to finish.

The author was Danish architect Thomas Reed until 1880, that same year, it recaptures the work Florentine Pietro Cantini up to 1908 and finally concludes the work the architect Alberto Manrique Martin.

The Congress of the Republic of Colombia is divided in two parts :

1- The Senate : Also called "High camera of the Congress".

It is compound for 102 Senators, which are chosen by popular vote for a period of four years.

2- Chamber of Representatives : It is also called " Low camera of the Congress".

It is composed by 166 Representatives, which are chosen by popular vote by a four year-old period.

The Congress of the Republic completes function are:

Constituent Function: To reform the Political Constitution by means of Legislative Acts.

Legislative Function: To elaborate, to interpret, to reform and to repeal the Laws and Codes in all the fields of the Legislation.

Function of Political Control: To require and to summon to Ministers and other authorities knowing accusations that are formulated against high officials of the State. The censorship motion and the observation motion can be some of the conclusions of the political responsibility.

Judicial Function: To judge the officials of the State exceptionally for political responsibility.

Electoral Function: To choose General Contralor of the Republic, Attorney general of the Nation, Magistrates of the Constitutional , Defender of the Town, Vice-president of the Republic when there is absolute lack.

Administrative Function: To establish the organization and operation of the Full Congress. The Senate and the Chamber of Representatives.

Function of Public Control: To summon any person to give declarations oral or written of facts related with the inquiries that the Commission ahead.

Protocol Function: To receive Chef of State or Governments of other Nations.

Address : Bolivar´s square. (Downtown)

Schedule : Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 12:00 M and 2:00 PM At 5:00

Tel : (o57) (1) 3823000 / 3824000 / 3825000

Note : It is remembered to the public in general that to have access to the dependences in the Capitol or in the Building, an authorization should be written by the congress member to visit or by the headquarters main authority .