Photo: Guilherme Gaensly · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
Opera house · São Paulo, Brazil
Theatro Municipal
- Dated
- Dated 1903–11
- Declared purpose
- Municipal theatre
- Today
- Survives, still a theatre
- Build time
- About 8 years
- Region
- Latin America
- Architect of record
- Francisco de Paula Ramos de Azevedo, architect: about 52 when credited (1903, born 1851). Build time on record: about 8 years.All architects of record →
- On the list as
- Documented
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
An opera house modelled on the Palais Garnier, by Ramos de Azevedo's office.
Garnier again
Another Garnier-style opera house.
Modern Art Week
It hosted the 1922 Modern Art Week.
Architect of record
Francisco de Paula Ramos de Azevedo (born 1851) was about 52 when credited with the design in 1903. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.
Questions worth asking
- Why copy Garnier again?
Possible original uses
- Opera house
What the photos show
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Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
