Sunday, May 12, 2013

Yacht Club Uruguayo, Montevideo

Yacht Club Uruguayo, Montevideo

This is the Uruguayan Yacht Club at Puerto del Buceo in Montevideo and this stunning view is effectively the back of the building as seen from the car park.

Yacht Club Uruguayo, Montevideo

The club was designed by Jorge HerrĂ¡n with Luis Crespi and built between 1934 and 1939.

Yacht Club Uruguayo, Montevideo

As you move around the building reveals itself in a more familiar Art Deco form with rounded wings either side of the central tower.

Yacht Club Uruguayo, Montevideo

Giving us this view from the nearby jetties.

Yacht Club Uruguayo, Montevideo

The club was inaugurated in 1939 by Uruguayan President Alfredo Baldormir Ferrari.

Yacht Club Uruguayo, Montevideo

Reference:
Visiting the Port of Buceo, Montevideo, Uruguay: remembering Admiral Guillermo Brown and a decisive sea battle

2 comments:

  1. From a distance the building is brilliant and all set to sail.

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    1. It's a wonderful Art Deco of 'building as ship'.

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