The Grande Hotel of Ouro Preto (Portuguese: Grande Hotel de Ouro Preto) is a hotel in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Constructed in 1940, it is one of the early works of the architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012). The Serviço do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico (SPHAN), the precursor to the Brazilian National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage, designated the city of Ouro Preto as a historic site and domestic tourist destination. SPHAN, in consultation with the architect Lúcio Costa, commissioned the construction of a modern hotel in the city. Niemeyer's design was chosen over that of Carlos Leão (1906-1983).[1][2][3]
| Grande Hotel of Ouro Preto | |
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Grande Hotel de Ouro Preto | |
 Grande Hotel of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Address | Rua Senador Rocha Lagoa, 164, Centro, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais |
| Town or city | Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais |
| Country | Brazil |
| Coordinates | 20°23′03″S 43°30′18.4″W / 20.38417°S 43.505111°W |
| Completed | 1940 |
| Client | Serviço do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico (SPHAN) and State Government of Minas Gerais |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Oscar Niemeyer |
| Structural engineer | Alberto Santos |
| Civil engineer | Domingos Buzatti |
| Other designers | Hydraulic designer: Anton Dittl Landscape designer: Roberto Burle Marx |
| Main contractor | State Secretary of Roads and Public Works, Minas Gerais |
| Website | |
| grandehotelouropreto | |
References
edit- ^ Hess, Alan (2009). Oscar Niemeyer buildings. New York: Rizzoli. pp. 72–79. ISBN 9780847831906.
- ^ Lara, Fernando Luiz (2002). "One Step Back, Two Steps Forward: The Maneuvering of Brazilian Avant-Garde". Journal of Architectural Education. 55 (4): 211–219.
- ^ Macedo, Danilo (2008). Da matéria à invenção: as obras de Oscar Niemeyer em Minas Gerais, 1938-1955 (in Portuguese). Brasília: Câmara dos Deputados, Centro de Documentação e Informação, Coordenação de Publicações. pp. 337–344. ISBN 9788573655346.