This substantial building in the Ciudad Vieja (Old City) in Montevideo is the Edificio Artigas. It was designed by architect Joseph Carré and named in honour of the Uruguay national hero General José Gervasio Artigas.
References:
Edificio General Artigas, wikipedia.com
José Gervasio Artigas, wikipedia.com
It is very well maintained. Shabby art deco is good and great to see it saved, but how nice to see well maintained. You may find this from my blog mates' a bit interesting, http://hattatt.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/the-land-of-chivito-mate-and-rafaelito.html
ReplyDeleteYou get a real mix wherever you go Andrew and Montevideo is no exception. It is lovely to see the buildings used and in good order.
DeleteThanks for the link, it's brought back lots of memories.
great to see in such good nick
ReplyDeleteAgreed!
DeleteHello, I just want to say that the architect of this building was Aaron Alexander, from New York. He worked for the First National City Bank, and that was the reason he made this building in Montevideo just like all the other banks around the world.
ReplyDeleteI made a research about this amazing building two years ago.
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Thanks. Quite a monumental building I thought. Loved my visit to Montevideo.
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