Architecture

Park of Ruins (Parque das Ruínas), northwest elevation

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Parque das Ruínas [Portuguese]
Centro Cultural Municipal Parque das Ruínas [Portuguese]
Centro Cultural Municipal Parque Glória Maria [Portuguese]
Park of Ruins (Parque das Ruínas), northwest elevation

Architecture

Architecture: Park of Ruins (Parque das Ruínas)

full/alternative names
Municipal Cultural Centre Glória Maria Park, Municipal Cultural Centre Park of Ruins
historic names
Murtinho Nobre Palace
Palacete Murtinho Nobre [Portuguese]
1902-1997
Municipal Cultural Centre Park of Ruins
Centro Cultural Municipal Parque das Ruínas [Portuguese]
1997-2023
built
1898-1902
culture
Brazilian
style/period
Eclecticism
work type
1902–1946
mansion
since 1997
cultural centre
exhibition building
park
architect / constr. phase
1898-1902
construction original eclectic project
1930
neo-colonial remodelling of the facade
1997
Ernani Freire,
Sonia Lopes da Silva
transformation into a cultural centre preserving the structure of the ruins

Geography

America » Latin America » South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro (State) » Rio de Janeiro » Central Zone » Center and Old Town » Santa Teresa
local language location name
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil [Portuguese]

Image characteristics

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4,796 × 4,383  pixel
40.6 × 37.1 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, perspective control, colour corrected
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