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Palacio Salvo: 2016 contrapicado del Palacio Salvo en Montevido

Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Office building · Montevideo, Uruguay

Palacio Salvo

On the globe
Dated
Dated 1922–28
Declared purpose
Hotel and offices
Today
Survives, apartments and offices
Build time
About 6 years
Region
Latin America
Architect of record
Mario Palanti, architect: about 37 when credited (1922, born 1885). Build time on record: about 6 years.All architects of record →
On the list as
Documented

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

Mario Palanti's twin of the Palacio Barolo across the river.

  1. A twin

    Its architect also designed the Palacio Barolo across the River Plate.

  2. A tower of its era

    It was among the tallest buildings in South America when finished.

  3. Architect of record

    Mario Palanti (born 1885) was about 37 when credited with the design in 1922. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.

Questions worth asking

  • Why twin towers in two cities?

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.

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