Otto Wulff building (Spanish: Edificio Otto Wulff) is a historic building of Buenos Aires.[2] It is located in the corner of Belgrano and Peru, neighborhood of Monserrat.[3]
| Otto Wulff building | |
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Edificio Otto Wulff | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Art Nouveau |
| Location | Avenida Belgrano 601, Buenos Aires |
| Country | Argentina |
| Inaugurated | 1914 |
| Height | 60 metres (200 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Morten Rönnow |
| Engineer | Peter Dirks Willem Hendrik Johannes DATES.[1] |
| Main contractor | Otto Wulff |
This building was built on the grounds of an old colonial house known by the name of "La Casa de la Virreina Vieja", which had been owned by the Viceroy Joaquín del Pino and his family.[4] Around the year of 1910 the lands of this property was acquired by the businessman Otto Wulff, who entrusted the Danish architect Morten Rönnow, the construction of a Jugendstil-style building.[5]
References
edit- ^ Aslan, Liliana (1994). Buenos Aires: guía de arquitectura : ocho recorridos por la ciudad. ISBN 9788480950459.
- ^ La arquitectura en Buenos Aires en 1880. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Cátedra de Historia de la Arquitectura, 5 Curso, 1968. 1968.
- ^ La Arquitectura del liberalismo en la Argentina. Federico F. Ortiz. 1968.
- ^ Todo es historia, Temas444-449. Todo es Historia, 2004. 2004.
- ^ La casa porteña. Blas Matamoro. 1972.