Palacio Municipal
The Palacio Municipal is a building in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo .
As a result of a competition between 1929 and 1930 for its construction in 1936 - according to other sources, the year 1935 is given as the date of the start of construction - it is located in Barrio Centro and is there on Avenida 18 de Julio 1352- 1360 as well as the streets Ejido , Soriano and Santiago de Chile . The 78-meter-high building, designed by architect Mauricio Cravotto , was inaugurated on July 16, 1941 after construction began, although it differed from the architect's original plans. Contrary to the plan, which provided for a height of 114 meters, the building had to be modified for financial reasons. Up until 1968, the building was expanded in stages. For many years the building was popularly referred to as the Monumento al Ladrillo and thus the brick monument . On the forecourt of the building there has been a replica of the David sculpture by Michelangelo , inaugurated on August 25, 1931, since April 7, 1958 , and its original location at the intersection of Avenida Gral. Rivera with Juan D. Jackson and Arenal Grande Streets .
The building houses the headquarters of the Montevideo City Council . The property on which the Palacio Municipal stands previously served various purposes. It once housed the English cemetery and served as a military parade ground as well as a place for agricultural exhibitions or carnival activities.
Since 1995 the Palacio Municipal has been classified as a Bien de Interés Municipal .
Palacio Municipal
Bronze replica of David
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. 73, 148.
Web links
- Edificio Sede de la Intendencia de Montevideo (Spanish), accessed February 17, 2012
- Intendencia de Montevideo - Edificio Sede (Spanish), accessed July 7, 2012
- Ficha: Municipio (Spanish), accessed July 8, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dieciocho de Julio ( Memento of the original from July 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish) from viajes.elpais.com.uy, accessed February 17, 2012
- ↑ El David ( Memento of the original from February 10, 2012 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. (Spanish) from www.montevideo.gub.uy, accessed February 17, 2012
Coordinates: 34 ° 54 ′ 24.1 ″ S , 56 ° 11 ′ 9.5 ″ W.