Apostadero y Atarazana
The Apostadero y Atarazana, originally also known as Barracón de la Marina , is a building in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo .
The building, erected in 1776, is located in the Ciudad Vieja on Calle Zabala 1583 between Calle Piedras and Rambla 25 de Agosto de 1825 . Engineer Francisco Rodríguez Cardoso was responsible for the construction . While there was originally a naval station here from 1776 to 1816 (Apostadero Naval del Río de la Plata, Patagonia y Malvinas) and from 1816 to 1830 the customs (Aduana de Montevideo) and from 1830 to 1852 customs and post office (Aduana y Servicio de Correos) were settled, the premises of the Museo del Descubrimiento were last here . The eight-meter-high, two-story building has been empty since 2009.
Since 1975 the building has been classified as the Monumento Histórico Nacional .
literature
- Guía Arquitectónica y Urbanística de Montevideo. 3. Edition. Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo et al., Montevideo et al. 2008, ISBN 978-9974-600-26-3 , p. 55.
Web links
- Padrón 2923B (Spanish)
- Padrón 2923A (Spanish)
Coordinates: 34 ° 54 ′ 16.7 ″ S , 56 ° 12 ′ 31.7 ″ W.