Palacio Salvo, Montevideo, Uruguay (1922)

Artist/Designer: Mario Palanti

Project Location: Montevideo, Uruguay

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Figure 3: Outside view of the Tango Museum ( Source | Accessed : April 15, 2023 | Photographer: Nathalie A )

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Figure 9: Detail of the stained glass windows ( Source | Accessed : April 15, 2023 | Photographer: Nathalie A )

Figure 10: Detail of the floor ( Source | Accessed : April 15, 2023 | Photographer: Jose C )

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Figure 12: Floor plan ( Source | Accessed : April 15, 2023 | Photographer: Carlos Maffessoni )

Figure 13: Exterior ( Source | Accessed : April 15, 2023 | Photographer: Mike )

Style/Period(s):
Eclectic

Primary Material(s):
Stone, Steel

Function(s):
Exhibition, Retail Store, Workplace, Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Significant Date(s):
1920-1929, 1922, 1928, 1990-1999, 1996, 2010-2019, 2017

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:
Bonicatto, Virginia, and Chris Miller. “Mario Palanti and the Palacio Salvo: The Art of Constructing Skyscrapers.” Getty Research Journal, no. 5 (2013): 183–88. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41825357.

Additional Information:
In Buenos Aires there is a near identical building called the Barolo Palace, which is another building by Mario Palanti. His goal was to unite both cities with a "light bridge" over the Río de la Plata between the two lighthouses. The goal was never reached due to miscalculations between the light and the two lighthouses.
The Tango Museum of Montevideo is in the building.
There was a theatre in the basement but it is now a parking garage.
The ground floor has shops and the upper floors have offices and apartments.
When it was built the Palace was one of the tallest buildings in South America.

Project Description:
Three businessmen brothers Ángel, José, and Lorenzo Salvo commissioned the building that was designed by the Italian architect Mario Palanti. It was meant to be a hotel but is multi-use today.
There is a basement, ground floor, mezzanine, ten floors, and 14 tower floors.

Building Address:
Palacio Salvo,
Pl. Independencia 848,
11100 Montevideo,
Departamento de Montevideo,
Uruguay

Supporting Designers/Staff:

Significant Dates:
1922 - Construction began
October 12, 1928 - Building inaugurated
1996 - Designated a national historic monument
2017 - Restoration project began on the dome, facade, stained glass windows, and more

Associated Projects:
Barolo Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Tags:
Montevideo, Uruguay, Multi-use building, Historic

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