Architecture

Palace of Running Waters, facade detail of the northwestern corner

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Palacio de Aguas Corrientes [Spanish]
Gran Depósito Ingeniero Guillermo Villanueva [Spanish]
Museo del Agua y de la Historia Sanitaria [Spanish]
Museo del Agua [Spanish]
Palace of Running Waters, facade detail of the northwestern corner

Architecture

structure overview
Palace of Running Waters
architectural element(s)
facade

Architecture: Palace of Running Waters

full/alternative names
Engineer Guillermo Villanueva Large Repository, Museum of Water and the History of Sanitation, Museum of Water
built
1887-1894
culture
Argentine
style/period
Eclecticism
work type by function
water pumping station, museum
material
brick, cast iron, terracotta
technique
masonry
architect
Olaf Boye, Carlos Nyströmer

Specifications

Specifications: Palace of Running Waters

height
21.0 m
stories (above ground)
3

Geography

America » Latin America » South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Commune 3 » Balvanera
local language location name
Buenos Aires, Argentina [Spanish]

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
3,323 × 5,255  pixel
28.1 × 44.5 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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