Rio de Janeiro is famous for its beaches and nightlife, but what about the architecture? You know that the city has a district called Flamengo with the construction of many art deco has? Many buildings were built in the late thirties and forties. Flamengo also has some buildings, the design of eclectic style, similar to follow the Chicago Louis Sullivan. Until 1950, Catete and Flamengo were the most important residential zones of Rio's richestMiddle class and could be the reason why some of these monuments were built here. Some of the gems of art, are the famous Biarritz, Flamengo "little castle", Tabor Loreto, Carioca, and even a version of the legendary Dakota building in New York, let us now go live on some of these treasures.
building Biarritz: Perhaps the best known building in Flamengo district is definitely the Biarritz Palace, located in Praia do Flamengo, 268 (268 Flamengo Beach).As an Art Deco masterpiece in Rio, Biarritz has its construction and worked in the early '40s, with a copy of an existing building in Paris, Avenue Montaigne. Tabor Loreto Building (corner with Paysandu Flamengo Beach) and St. Trinity Church (Senador Vergueiro the Street: The Art Deco landmark was by French architects Auguste Rendu and Henri Paul Pierre Sajous, the two other art deco structures in Flamengo designed)built in 1938. Some of the reasons for the fame elegance Biarritz include its rounded balcony with its yellow marble dining tent and imposing entrance. The Biarritz apartments per floor and a winter garden in Rio only 2 with a good water well designed.
Seabra building designed by Italian architect Mario Vodret Profissionalizante Designed by the Instituto de Rome, Seabra building known as the Carioca Dakota in the mid-'30s, the second building onFlamengo Beach. Seabra The building is the "ghost" seen in Brazil, with its eclectic architectural mix of Moorish, Gothic and Tuscan. Experts identify lines Seabra construction with the architect Louis Sullivan in Chicago, the building has 4 apartments per floor and a facade reminiscent of the famous Dakota building strong, the home of John Lennon in New York. A legend says that the Portuguese Commander Gervasio Seabra Order Vodret the building after falling in lovewith the architecture of a castle in Tuscany. The building was built psychedelic came to haunt: floors with different designs of Italian marble, complete with murals on whale oil and immense iron luster.
Flamengo "Castle" - Castelinho do Flamengo: Designed in 1916 by Gino had discussed their plan signed by Francisco de Santos, as an Italian has been addressed. It was originally the residence of the Portuguese construction mogul Commendatore Joaquim da Silva Cardoso. L 'Construction, which is sometimes referred to as a haunted house show, eclectic art nouveau architecture mixed with gothic and baroque lines. However, the Italian tendency stands out, slate tile roof with a high tower. abandoned for several years and was damaged by fire, the town hall and restored since 1993, go Castelinho Flamengo kept the culture Oduvaldo Vianna Filho (Brazil honoring the playwright). Today, the deals do Flamengo CastelinhoExhibition halls and video theater, a bar and a video library with 1800 movies in the catalog.
Tabor Loreto building on the corner of Praia do Flamengo with Rua Paissandú, the draft Henri Sajous articulated the two facades of a building by the cylindrical volume curve, which was equipped with glass and rubbed with delicate ornaments, smoothing the meeting of the two "parts of the building. The result isan elegant and proportional set of lines.
Paysandu Hotel: This building is a different pay period worth a visit. The facade of the hotel and hanging could not longer be the Art Deco style. The hotel has reached its peak of popularity in the fifties, when they hosted the Rio Uruguay national football team during the World Cup in Uruguay in 1950 finally won the cup adding prestige to the hotel. Botafogo, one of the most traditional football clubs in Rio, evenHotel Paysandu be used to prepare for its important games. Mané Garrincha and Nilton Santos legendary footballer were frequent guests Paysandu Hotel.
These are just some of the architectural jewels Flamengo. Other art buildings in the area include the Museum of Modern Art, Julieta de Serpa teahouse and outstanding twin buildings in the street and Hicatú Itauba Senador Euzébio. Visiting Flamengo, if you are careful enough, you'll be able to find a pearlin every walk, apart from its natural beauty. If you love architecture and art try to settle in this charming neighborhood on your next trip to Rio. But do not forget to bring your camera! original photos of these buildings in Flamengo blog carnival can be found in Bela Vista Rio.
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