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Office building · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Palacio Barolo
- Dated
- Dated 1919–23
- Declared purpose
- Office building
- Today
- Survives, offices and tours
- Build time
- About 4 years
- Region
- Latin America
- Architect of record
- Mario Palanti, architect: about 34 when credited (1919, born 1885). Build time on record: about 4 years.All architects of record →
- On the list as
- Documented
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
An office tower designed around Dante's Divine Comedy, with a lighthouse at the top.
Dante's plan
Its floors are mapped to Hell, Purgatory and Paradise from the Divine Comedy.
A beacon
A lighthouse beacon crowns the tower.
Tallest for a decade
It was the tallest building in Buenos Aires until 1936.
Architect of record
Mario Palanti (born 1885) was about 34 when credited with the design in 1919. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.
Questions worth asking
- Why put a lighthouse on an office tower?
Possible original uses
- Offices
What the photos show
Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
