HALL OF ARGENTINA
From the first contacts held between the representative of Spain in Buenos Aires and the Argentine Government in 1911, the Executive's position was always favorable, we must not forget the important English colony in that country, as well as economic and cultural relations between the two nations were fluid, corroborated by the fact that the first diplomatic mission to Spain sent to the New World established in the capital Argentina thus evidence the magnificent links and the importance granted by Spain to the Argentine State.
With the coming to power of President Hipólito Irigoyen (1916-1922 and 1928-1930) and its nationalist and prohispáncio created an enabling environment for competition at the Great Exhibition, supported by public opinion, the press and a large number of private who wanted to participate in the sample.
On June 20, 1925, the Executive Committee announces the firm intention of Argentina's participation, giving the City of Seville, on 31 March the following year, a plot of 5,638.62 m2 of land known " The Naranjal Bella Flor "which was part of the formerly known as The Common Lands," in what would be called Avd de las Delicias, delivery is made in solemn form in the presence of His Majesty King Alfonso XIII on April 7 1926, deed before the notary D. Diego Angulo Laguna on June 11, 1927.
El Presidente Alvear in 1925 appointed the Minister of Agriculture to form the Committee on implementation of the represented Argentina in he month of December of that year, the committee approved the project of the pavilion designed by the Architect and Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts D. San Martín Noel.
Detail of the facade
Noel educated man and an expert in the English work in America, has three basic coordinates in the art: SEVILLA-ARGENTINA-PERU, joined by the Baroque from Spain which is developed in a way peculiar to the American countries, giving rise to what he called the culture "Ibero-Andean." Enthusiastic supporter of the unity of Spain with English America and large pan-Hispanic designed a magnificent building which basically consists of a central two-story patio, two wings that are coupled as baroque chapels added, mixed with bright ornaments, and rear five-storey tower, surrounded by gardens.
The total constructed area rose to 4,500 m2 with a cost of over 1.5 million pts, being the first foreign flags to complete, so much so that in November 1928 are coming goods for exhibition.
Flag The central building is in its front a large Baroque altarpiece evoking the South American house building a patio, putting on the top floor library, with 5500 volumes of Latin American authors published in Argentina, and exhibition of art. At the entrance of this building stands a reproduction of the original act of the cities of Buenos Aires and Rosario and the Declaration of Columbus Day as a national holiday Argentina signed by President Irigoyen on October 2, 1917, which was installed with celebrate the October 12, 1928, being present in Seville Ambassador of Argentina, and the frigate "SHOOT" in such an important date.
Facade salon industry
As the volume of the flag see it as breaking the canons of symmetry, rising towers and dome, with no apparent relationship. The free expression of volumes, as Noel has some connection with Moorish architecture, romantic and American models. Noel says as important volume of the Pampas architecture, valued for its simplicity and distinctiveness. Throughout
flag High Peruvian ornamental motifs spread over the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In the main entrance are a national emblem, the emblem of Argentina enlightened and civilized nineteenth century. About see shield motifs derived from indigenous flora
The building on the right, it is a square with an octagonal dome that housed the industrial exposure with beautiful frescoes painted on the inside.
The building on the left, use the Neo-Baroque style of the Pampa, staying in the same 200-seat amphitheater, conference and film shows descriptive of the country.
The rear facade, the tower stands a cover specimen was taken from the Peruvian city of Arequipa and settled residential area and the "grill-room" to expend Argentine beef.
The construction is done with the conventional system, highlighting the wonderful use of wood columns and ceilings and the tile in domes, floors and drapes illustrative of the arts, literature, music, landscapes, etc.. Large wall paintings are rich with paintings yellowish with red dots, blue and black on a white background, counting for these decorative work with the painter and potter Gustavo Bacarisas Montalvan for the central courtyard, and the Americans Alfredo Guido, Rodolfo Franco and Alfredo Gramejo for general decoration, bringing together a mixture of baroque flag Inca and indigenous elements colchaquies.
expositional Content is divided into three sections:
-The Official Argentina, with concurrence of all state government departments, Subsistence, Public Works, War, Finance, etc.
-La Argentina Production: presenting samples of agricultural, forestry and industrial.
"The Cultural and Social Argentina, where he picked up aspects of the Universities, Museums, Monuments, and social buildings.
Solo Colombia and Argentina built commercial pavilions. Argentina a few months after opening the exhibition halls sprang up three, including two designed by Martin S. Noel, one dedicated to industrial facilities and the other on the newspaper "La Prensa" and the third was designed Antonio Jiménez dedicated to the daily "La Nacion", the two most significant Buenos Aires daily and most widespread in South America were erected next to the main building.
pavilion Drawing General Motors Argentina
The third flag commercial know that work began on the 1 st fortnight of February 1929, that his style was "Neo-Renaissance" English characters colonial that its surface was 200 m2 and construction was due to the large number of exhibitors industrial that had no place in the main building, although the extent of it, with machinery display including pressure coffee and a statement of the General Motors Argentina. Having evidence of the existence of the local press, but without knowing their exact location, although aerial photography, it would appear, that would tower is located next to the flag in the rear facade.
On January 30, 1935, the building passed to the English state assignment in Argentina, which went to various uses such as storage or offices of the Women's Organization in him Franco regime. In 1949, Professor D. Genovés Vicente Amores, after many efforts obtained the creation of the second school in the city, after S. Isidoro and first female in the facilities of Pavilion A. Argentina, now known as Murillo Institute, since 1957 was also used neighboring Guatemala Pavilion as an annex to this body.
After forty years of use as a teaching center, the internal changes suffered innumerable, significantly altering its original composition.
Since 1994, it houses the School of Drama and Dance, after a thorough performance in the building.
Aerial view of building
superipor floor galleries carved mahogany. Postal times
grille access to the patio
view patio, photo time
Different views of the patio today.
patio details
ceramic socket Drawing
Detail forging a window
Frescos painted by Gustavo Bacarisas room at the top of the industry
ornamental details of the columns supporting the dome
FILMOTECA
THE SPANISH HAVE A WORK EDITED ENTITLED "THE EXHIBITION OF 1929" TO BE PICKED UP IN THE PICTURES OF THE EXHIBITION OF LATIN AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL SEVILLA BARCELONA
INSERTED BELOW IS A COLLECTION OF DIFFERENT COURTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FLAG OF ARGENTINA TO APPEAR ON THIS SITE
SOURCES:
- THE HALL OF ARGENTINA, Jose Maria Cabeza Méndez SURVEYOR No.
Magazine. 29 / MARCH 1989
- HISTORY American Exhibition in Seville in 1929, Eduardo Rodríguez Bernal
- Flags of the Latin American Exhibition, Alberto Villar Movellán
The American Exhibition "Newspaper Municipal Funds"
- the site of the Ibero-American Exhibition, urbanized area, FLAGS AND CONSERVATION, José María Méndez
Head Andalucía and America in the Twentieth Century, Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of Andalusia and Latin 1987
- Exhibit Guide 1929-1930
IBERO AMERICAN - LATIN AMERICAN ARGENTINA IN THE EXHIBITION "THE NOTIECIERO SEVILLANO" July 26, 1929
- American Exhibition - THE HALL OF ARGENTINA-"LA UNION" July 21, 1929
- AERIAL IMAGE OF SEVILLE ALFONSO XIII (forms and perspectives of urban area 1920-1930), Alfonso Garrido Braojos.
- HALLS COMMERCIAL EXP. IBEROAMERICANA, Amparo García
Graciani SURVEYOR Magazine No 39 / 4 th Quarter 1991.
-www.sevillasigloXX.com
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