The Palace of Industries was initially conceived as a permanent space for agricultural and industrial exhibitions but several institutions were housed there. One of them, since the year of its inauguration, was Radio Educator Paulista 5, the first São Paulo radio station (now Radio Gazeta).
In 1992, the Palace became
the seat of city government. At the time
of this change, the creation of an annex building was proposed, in order to
expand the facilities of the town hall and at the same time serve as a focus
for a revitalization of the surrounding area.
Unfortunately this was never implemented.
The Palace building housed
the City Hall of São Paulo until the year 2004.
In the past, the building was the headquarters of the Legislative
Assembly from 1947 to 1968 and also housed the Department of Public Safety.
Since March 2009 the Palace building has returned to its
original purpose and it now houses the Weathervane Museum , a museum dedicated
to science.
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