Palacio Barolo
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Palacio Barolo is a 22-storey office building, located in Avenida de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Italian architect Mario Palanti was commissioned to design the building by the empresario Luis Barolo, an Italian immigrant who had arrived in Argentina in 1890 and had made a fortune in knitted fabrics. The basic design, in Eclectic style, was conceived simultaneosly with one for the Palacio Salvo in Montevideo, Uruguay. The Palacio Barolo was designed in accordance with the cosmology of Dante's Divine Comedy, motivated by the architect's admiration for Alighieri. There are 22 floors, divided into three "sections". The basement and ground floor represent hell, floors 1-14 are the purgatory, and 15-22 represent heaven. The building is 100 meters tall, one meter for each canto of the Divine Comedy. The lighthouse at the top of the building can be seen all the way in Montevideo, Uruguay. The owner planned to use only 3 floors, and to rent the rest. Now it is mainly lawyer offices. There is also a Spanish language school and a store that sells Tango clothing.
When completed in 1923 it was the tallest building, not only in the city, but also in the whole of South America. It remained the city's tallest building until 1935 when, on completion, the Kavanagh Building took over this title.
| Name | Palacio Barolo |
| State | Finished |
| Height | 100 m |
| No. Floors | 22 |
| Barrio Address |
Monserrat Avenida de Mayo 1370 |
| Use | Offices |
| Style | Eclectic |
| Arquitect(s) | Mario Palanti |
| Date of build | 1919-23 |
| Area | ? |
In 1997 this building was declared a national historic monument.[1]
[edit] References
- Mimi Bohm, Buenos Aires, Art Nouveau, Ediciones Xavier Verstraeten, Buenos Aires, 2005.
- Palacio Barolo brochure from a guided tour.
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