Casa Piria de Bertón
The Casa Piria de Bertón , also known as Palacio Piria Chico , is a building in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo .
The building, which was erected following a building permit from 1930, is located in Barrio Pocitos on Avenida Brasil 2355 as well as on Bulevar Artigas 1198 and Calle Charrúa 2362 . Together with the neighboring Plaza Varela , it is located on a street corner typical of Montevideo, which is characterized by tall trees and buildings of particular architectural value.
The architect Enrique Durán Guani was responsible for building the Casa Piria de Bertón . Originally designed as a residential building, the building now houses offices in which the health insurance company Summum has its headquarters. The building was commissioned by Francisco Piria , who played an important pioneering role in the history and development of the Barrios Pocitos. He had the building built for his daughter. Casa Piria de Bertón has been classified as a building of particular interest by the city council.
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. 345.
Web links
- Website with the picture of the building , accessed on July 10, 2012
- Another picture of the Casa Piria de Bertón , accessed on July 10, 2012
- Image (detail of the facade) , accessed July 10, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ SEGUROS DE SALUD ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the Uruguayan Ministry of Health, accessed July 10, 2012
- ↑ Official website of the private health insurance SUMMUM ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Montevideo: arte y paisaje , p. 180 by Ramón Mérica, 2003
- ↑ Pocitos - Municipio CH - Lugares de interés ( Memento of the original of March 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish) from www.montevideo.gub.uy, accessed July 9, 2012
Coordinates: 34 ° 54 ′ 20.8 ″ S , 56 ° 9 ′ 47.3 ″ W.