Palacio Salvo
| Palacio Salvo | |
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 Palacio Salvo |
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| General information | |
| Type | Offices and apartments |
| Architectural style | Eclectic |
| Location | Plaza Independencia, Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Coordinates | 34°54′24.21″S 56°11′53.91″W / 34.906725°S 56.1983083°WCoordinates: 34°54′24.21″S 56°11′53.91″W / 34.906725°S 56.1983083°W |
| Construction started | 1925 |
| Completed | 1928 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Roof | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Top floor | 27 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 29 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Palacio Salvo S.A. (Condominium) |
| Architect | Mario Palanti |
Palacio Salvo (English: Salvo Palace) is a building in Montevideo, Uruguay, located at the intersection of 18 de Julio Avenue and Plaza Independencia. It was designed by the architect Mario Palanti, an Italian immigrant living in Buenos Aires, who used a similar design for his Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Finished in 1928, Palacio Salvo stands 100 metres high with the antenna included.
It was built on the site where the Confiteria La Giralda was once located, a place renowned for being where Gerardo Matos Rodríguez wrote his tango La Cumparsita, in 1917. [1]
The building was originally intended to function as a hotel, possibly mixed with some private residential units. This did not work out, and it never functioned as a hotel. There is now a mixture of offices and private residences in the building. [2]
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Front view of the building
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View of the Artigas Mausoleum, with the Palacio Salvo in the background.
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Plaza Independencia. The Gateway of The Citadel, the Artigas Mausoleum and the Palacio Salvo can be seen in the picture.
[edit] References
- ^ Buscando la Verdad - La Cumparsita at jaimegorenstein.com
- ^ Buenos Aires, Art Nouveau. Buenos Aires: Ediciones Xavier Verstraeten. 2005.
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