Banco Inglés

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The Banco Inglés is a building in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo .

The building, which was constructed between 1888 and 1890, is located in Ciudad Vieja at Calle 25 de Mayo 401, corner of Zabala . Engineer Luigi Andreoni was responsible for the construction . It initially housed the Banco Inglés and now serves as the headquarters of the Banco BBVA , which also owns it. The twelve-meter-high, two-story building has a floor area of ​​844 m² and is arranged around a central courtyard made of a cast iron structure. The facade design is assigned to an eclecticism influenced by the baroque .

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 , pp. 49, 131.

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Coordinates: 34 ° 54'22.9 "  S , 56 ° 12'27.4"  W.