Luciano Urdaneta Vargas

Luciano Urdaneta Vargas (* 1825 in Maracaibo ; † December 24, 1899 in Caracas ) was a Venezuelan engineer and architect .

As the son of General Rafael Urdaneta and his mother Dolores Vargas , he received his basic education in Maracaibo. He then studied mathematics and mechanical engineering in Caracas . From 1840 construction at the École nationale des ponts et chaussées in Paris . In 1850 he returned to Venezuela and was a lecturer at the Universidad Central de Venezuela and founded his own office for engineering and architecture.

Works

Extract from his work as an engineer and architect:

• Dam , Represa de Caujarao (1863–1866)
• Suspension bridge over the Río Guaire (Caracas)
• Aqueduct in El Calvario .
• Palacio Federal Legislativo (Caracas, 1872–1877)
• Baños de mar de Macuto (1875).
• Teatro Juares in Barquisimeto
• Biblioteca Nacional de Caracas (only draft and planning, 1890).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Luciano Urdaneta Vargas on ancestry.com, accessed June 17, 2013.
2. ↑ Arturo Almandoz Marte: Urbanismo europeo en Caracas (1870-1940). on Google Books, accessed June 17, 2013.
3. ↑ Works by Luciano Urdaneta ( Memento of the original from January 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at arquitecturavenezuela.webs.com, accessed June 17, 2013.