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The Government Palace or '''House of Pizarro''' (''Palacio de Gobierno'' or ''Casa de Pizarro'' in Spanish ) is the Residence of the President Of Peru . The initial structure was built by Francisco Pizarro as Governor. Then, it was used by the Viceroys of the Viceroyalty Of Peru . Construction of the palace started in 1926 , during the presidency of Augusto B. Leguía . The first phase was designed by the French architect Claudio Sahut , although work on the palace stopped in 1932 . The second phase was built between 1937 and 1938 , during the presidency of Oscar R. Benavides , who assigned completion of the palace to architect Ricardo De Jaxa Malachowski . Work began on August 4 , 1937 with the Demolition of the oldest structure. The project was completed the following year and the new Government Palace was officially inaugurated. EXTERNAL LINKS |