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Palacio de Bellas Artes and Torre Latinoamericano
TITLEPalacio de Bellas Artes and Torre Latinoamericano
ARCHITECT/BUILDER(Palacio de Bellas Artes)Adamo Boari; Federico Mariscal; (Latinoamericano) Dr. Leonardo Zeevaert and Adolfo Zeevaert
NATIONMexico
SITEAlameda Park
DETAILLatin American Tower in background
CITYMexico City
STATE or REGIONFederal District (Distrito Federal)
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION1904, initial construction began; 1932, resumed; 1994, original square and gardens completed
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMEPalacio de Bellas Artes; Palace of Fine Arts; Torre Latinoamericano; Latin American Tower
MATERIALSItalian white marble
TYPEOpera house; Performance hall; Museum
STYLEArt Nouveau and Neo-Classical exterior; Art Deco interior
NOTESHouses two museums - Museo del Palacio de Bellas Arts and Museo de la Arquitectura; Built on the site of the Santa Isabel convent; Built to be the National Theater.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERdcap103
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Meredith L. Clausen at mlc@u.washington.edu
PHOTOGRAPHERDeborah Caplow
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH2007
SOURCECaplow, Deborah
COPYRIGHT HOLDERCaplow, Deborah
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