Instituto Profiláctico de la Sífilis
The Instituto Profiláctico de la Sífilis , also Consejo Nacional de la Higiene , is a building in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo .
The building, which was built in 1925 as a result of a competition for its construction, is located in the Barrio Cordón on Avenida 18 de Julio 1892 , corner of Dr. Juan A. Rodríguez . The Italians Giovanni Veltroni (1880–1942) and R. Lerena Acevedo were responsible as architects. The Instituto Profiláctico de la Sífilis now serves as the seat of the Uruguayan Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud Pública) . In architectural terms, the building shows influences from the Spanish Baroque and has been classified as a Bien de Interés Municipal since 1995 .
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. 78.
Web links
- Ministerio de Salud Pública (Spanish), accessed July 7, 2012
Coordinates: 34 ° 54 ′ 7 ″ S , 56 ° 10 ′ 31.6 ″ W.