Palacio de Correos de Mexico (Mexico City, Mexico) : View of the west facade, taken from the street
- Creator:
- Boari, Adamo, 1863-1928
- Published/Created:
- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
1902-1907 - Date Depicted:
- 8/15/1998
1900 AD - 1949 AD - Materials:
- cast iron
reinforced concrete
stone - Notes:
- Boari also undertook the construction of the Edificio Central de Correos (1902-1907), Mexico City, the first building in Mexico to use reinforced concrete. The exterior was faced in white stone, and the decorative details show a hybrid revival of Italian Renaissance and Hispano-Flemish style. It is an early example in Mexico of a large project given a specific functional role.
- Variant Titles:
- Edificio Central de Correos
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Mexico -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Nineteenth century
Renaissance Revival - Culture:
- Mexican
- Accession Number:
- 1A2-M-MC-PC-A4
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
- Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
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- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors; business, commerce and trade; government; mail system; post office carving ; construction buildings; public buildings; post offices
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Module Four
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
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8/15/1998 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10106687
- PID:
- digcoll:1820807