architecture

Mayapan Building

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Edifício Mayapan [Portuguese]

Architecture

The building is colloquially called "wedding cake" because of its ornamental decoration.

built
1938-1940
culture
style/period
work type by function
work type form/concept
architect

Specifications

height
52.3 m
floor area
7,700 m²
stories (above ground)
12

Geography

local language location name
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil [Portuguese]