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Teatro Colón
Teatro Colón: Argentina-01828 - Colón Theatre (49005436327)
Teatro Colón: Archivo General de la Nación Argentina sin fecha Buenos Aires, Teatro Colón

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Opera house · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Teatro Colón

On the globe
Dated
Dated 1889–1908
Declared purpose
Opera house
Today
Survives, still an opera house
Build time
About 20 years
Region
Latin America
Architect of record
Francesco Tamburini, architect: about 43 when credited (1889, born 1846). Build time on record: about 20 years.; Vittorio Meano, architect: about 31 when credited (1891, born 1860). Build time on record: about 20 years.; Jules Dormal, architect: about 58 when credited (1904, born 1846). Build time on record: about 20 years.All architects of record →
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Documented

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

One of the great opera houses of the world, passed through three architects.

  1. Three architects

    Tamburini died in 1891, Meano was murdered in 1904, and Jules Dormal finished the work.

  2. Twenty years

    The new theatre took about 20 years to open, on 25 May 1908.

  3. Famous acoustics

    Its acoustics are often ranked among the best in the world.

Questions worth asking

  • Why did it take 20 years and three architects?

Possible original uses

  • Opera house

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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