Francisco Aragão
Obelisco de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Portuguese
O Obelisco de Buenos Aires (em espanhol:Obelisco de Buenos Aires ou El Obelisco) é um monumento histórico da cidade de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Foi erguido na Praça da República, no cruzamento das avenidas Corrientes e 9 de julho, em comemoração ao quarto centenário da fundação da cidade.
As obras começaram em 20 de março de 1936, e o monumento foi inaugurado em 23 de maio 1936. Ele foi projetado pelo arquiteto Alberto Prebisch (um dos principais arquitetos do modernismo argentino e autor também do Teatro Gran Rex), a pedido do prefeito Mariano de Vedia e Mitre.No que se refere à questão da forma do monumento Prebisch disse:
"Foi adotado esta simples e honesta forma geométrica, porque é a forma de um obelisco tradicional … Ele foi chamado de "Obelisco", porque havia de chamar-lhe de alguma coisa. Eu reivindico para mim o direito de chama-lo de uma forma mais abrangente e genérica "Monumento".
A construção do obelisco esteve a cargo da empresa Alemã GEOPE-Siemens Bauunion - Bilfinger & Grün, que concluiu o seu trabalho em tempo recorde de 31 dias, empregando 157 trabalhadores. Maximizando a utilização do tempo foi utilizado o cimento INCOR de endurecimento.
Ele tem a altura máxima permitida no âmbito da linha de construção da avenida Roque Sáenz Peña (Diagonal Norte):67,5 m de altura, distribuidos da seguinte forma: 63 m para o início do ápice, que é 3,5 m por 3,5 m. A ponta mede 40 centímetros. Culminando com um pára-raios, cujos fios correm através do interior do obelisco. A base mede 49 m².
Ele tem uma única entrada (no lado Oeste) e em seu auge há quatro janelas, que só podem ser atingidas através de uma escada reta de 206 degraus.
Em 29 de fevereiro 1938, Roberto M. Ortiz sucedeu Justo, e foi nomeado como novo Presidente da Câmara da cidade Arturo Goyeneche. Em junho de 1939, o Conselho deliberativo sancionou a demolição do obelisco pelo Despacho n. º 10251, invocando razões econômicas, estéticas e de segurança pública. Mas foi vetado pelo Poder executivo municipal, caracterizado como um acto desprovido de conteúdo e valor jurídico,porque ela modifica o estado das coisas, emanados do poder executivo e que se tratava de um monumento ao abrigo da competência e da guarda da Nação, cujo patrimonio pertence.
Nos local onde esta localizado o obelisco, anteriormente, havia uma igreja dedicada a São Nicolau de Mira. Nessa igreja pela primeira vez oficialmente a bandeira Argentina foi asteada, dentro de Buenos Aires, em 1812: em memória ao fato existe inscrições do lado norte do obelisco.
Para a sua construção, que custou 200.000 pesos foram utilizados 680 m³ de cimento e 1360 m² de pedra branca de Córdoba.
O estabelecimento da linha B do metrô favoreceu a construção do monumento uma vez que facilitou a colocação da fundação pois os túneis formam uma base concreta de 20 metros. A laje plana do metrô permite a passagem da laje de fundação do obelisco.
Como resultado de alguns desprendimentos do revestimento de pedra, ocorridos na noite de 20 para 21 de junho de 1938, um dia após a um evento público com a presença do Presidente Ortiz no local do obelisco, decidiu-se retirar o revestimento em 1943, e foi substituído por um cimento polido também foram realizadas fissuras que simulam as junções das pedras. Ao eliminar as lajes do obelisco não foi tido em conta que se retirou uma legenda que dizia "Alberto Prebisch foi o seu arquiteto ."
English
The Obelisk of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Obelisco de Buenos Aires) is a national historic monument and icon of Buenos Aires. Located in the Plaza de la República, in the intersection of avenues Corrientes and 9 de Julio, it was built to commemorate the fourth centenary of the first foundation of the city.
In order to enrich the surroundings of the iconic monument, the government of the city started the project Punto Obelisco. Creating a zone full of LED signs. Since the Obelisk of the city is always associated with the night and entertainment of Buenos Aires, this project creates a zone similar to Times Square in New York and Picadilly Circus in London.
Construction began on March 20, 1936 and was inaugurated on May 23 of the same year. It was designed by architect Alberto Prebisch (one of the main architects of the Argentine modernism who also designed the Teatro Gran Rex, in Corrientes and Suipacha) at the request of the mayor Mariano de Vedia y Mitre (appointed by president Agustín Pedro Justo). For its construction, which cost 200,000 pesos moneda nacional, 680 m³ of concrete and 1360 m² of Olaen white stone from Córdoba were used.
The obelisk was built by the German company G.E.O.P.E. - Siemens Bauunion - Grün & Bilfinger, which completed its work in a record time of 31 days, with 157 workers. The rapid hardening Incor cement was used and was built in sections of 2 meters to facilitate the dumping of concrete.
Its height is 67.5 m, and 63 m of these are up to the initiation of the apex, which is 3.5 m by 3.5 m. The tip is blunt, measuring 40 cm and ends in a lightning rod that can not be seen because of the height, whose cables run through the interior of the obelisk.
It has only one entrance (in its west side) and on its top there are four windows, that can only be reached by a straight staircase of 206 steps with 7 breaks every 8–6 m.
On February 20, 1938, Roberto María Ortiz succeeded Justo and appointed Arturo Goyenche as the new mayor of the city. In June 1939 the City Council sanctioned the demolition of the Obelisco, citing economic, aesthetic and public safety reasons. However, the ordinance was vetoed by the municipal executive power, characterizing it as an act lacking of value and juridical content, because it alters the state of things emanated by the executive power, and that it was a monument under the jurisdiction and custody of the Nation whose heritage belongs to it.
Where the Obelisco stands, a church dedicated to St. Nicholas of Bari was previously demolished. In that church the Argentine flag was officially hoisted for the first time in Buenos Aires, 1812. That fact is noted in one of the inscriptions on the north side of the monument.
As a result of some detachments of stone cladding, which occurred on the night of June 20-21, 1938, the day after a public event with the presence of president Ortiz took place there, it was decided to remove such cladding in 1943 and was replaced by another one made of polished cement, making cracks to simulate the joints of the stones. When the slabs were removed, a lenged that said was also removed.
For some time during the 1970s, during the Peronist government of Isabel Martínez de Perón, a ring-shaped sign was hung around the obelisk, with the motto El silencio es salud (Silence is health). Although it was allegedly geared against motorists creating excessive noise, it was widely interpreted as a statement calling Argentines to refrain from expressing their political views.
Throughout its history, the monument has suffered vandalism, especially politically-oriented graffiti. In the 1980s, an activist group broke in and spilled paint from the top windows, causing the city government to erect a fence around its base. This move stirred controversy, but eventually proved effective in reducing the number of defacing incidents.
On 1 November 2005 it was announced[1] that a comprehensive restoration, financed by the Argentine painting and restoration industry association (Ceprara), was finished. The monument was painted with 90-micrometre acrylic paint to a "Paris stone" hue, deemed more pleasant than the previously used white.
On December 1, 2005, the obelisk was covered by a giant pink "condom" to commemorate the World AIDS day.
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the La Noche de los Lápices, the monument was converted into a giant pencil.
Lines B, C, and D of the Buenos Aires Metro have stations near the monument, and are connected by a number of underground passages with commercial galleries.
Wikipedia
Obelisco de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Francisco Aragão © 2011. All Rights Reserved.
Use without permission is illegal.
Attention please !
If you are interested in my photos, they are available for sale. Please contact me by email: aragaofrancisco@gmail.com. Do not use without permission.
Many images are available for license on Getty Images
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Portuguese
O Obelisco de Buenos Aires (em espanhol:Obelisco de Buenos Aires ou El Obelisco) é um monumento histórico da cidade de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Foi erguido na Praça da República, no cruzamento das avenidas Corrientes e 9 de julho, em comemoração ao quarto centenário da fundação da cidade.
As obras começaram em 20 de março de 1936, e o monumento foi inaugurado em 23 de maio 1936. Ele foi projetado pelo arquiteto Alberto Prebisch (um dos principais arquitetos do modernismo argentino e autor também do Teatro Gran Rex), a pedido do prefeito Mariano de Vedia e Mitre.No que se refere à questão da forma do monumento Prebisch disse:
"Foi adotado esta simples e honesta forma geométrica, porque é a forma de um obelisco tradicional … Ele foi chamado de "Obelisco", porque havia de chamar-lhe de alguma coisa. Eu reivindico para mim o direito de chama-lo de uma forma mais abrangente e genérica "Monumento".
A construção do obelisco esteve a cargo da empresa Alemã GEOPE-Siemens Bauunion - Bilfinger & Grün, que concluiu o seu trabalho em tempo recorde de 31 dias, empregando 157 trabalhadores. Maximizando a utilização do tempo foi utilizado o cimento INCOR de endurecimento.
Ele tem a altura máxima permitida no âmbito da linha de construção da avenida Roque Sáenz Peña (Diagonal Norte):67,5 m de altura, distribuidos da seguinte forma: 63 m para o início do ápice, que é 3,5 m por 3,5 m. A ponta mede 40 centímetros. Culminando com um pára-raios, cujos fios correm através do interior do obelisco. A base mede 49 m².
Ele tem uma única entrada (no lado Oeste) e em seu auge há quatro janelas, que só podem ser atingidas através de uma escada reta de 206 degraus.
Em 29 de fevereiro 1938, Roberto M. Ortiz sucedeu Justo, e foi nomeado como novo Presidente da Câmara da cidade Arturo Goyeneche. Em junho de 1939, o Conselho deliberativo sancionou a demolição do obelisco pelo Despacho n. º 10251, invocando razões econômicas, estéticas e de segurança pública. Mas foi vetado pelo Poder executivo municipal, caracterizado como um acto desprovido de conteúdo e valor jurídico,porque ela modifica o estado das coisas, emanados do poder executivo e que se tratava de um monumento ao abrigo da competência e da guarda da Nação, cujo patrimonio pertence.
Nos local onde esta localizado o obelisco, anteriormente, havia uma igreja dedicada a São Nicolau de Mira. Nessa igreja pela primeira vez oficialmente a bandeira Argentina foi asteada, dentro de Buenos Aires, em 1812: em memória ao fato existe inscrições do lado norte do obelisco.
Para a sua construção, que custou 200.000 pesos foram utilizados 680 m³ de cimento e 1360 m² de pedra branca de Córdoba.
O estabelecimento da linha B do metrô favoreceu a construção do monumento uma vez que facilitou a colocação da fundação pois os túneis formam uma base concreta de 20 metros. A laje plana do metrô permite a passagem da laje de fundação do obelisco.
Como resultado de alguns desprendimentos do revestimento de pedra, ocorridos na noite de 20 para 21 de junho de 1938, um dia após a um evento público com a presença do Presidente Ortiz no local do obelisco, decidiu-se retirar o revestimento em 1943, e foi substituído por um cimento polido também foram realizadas fissuras que simulam as junções das pedras. Ao eliminar as lajes do obelisco não foi tido em conta que se retirou uma legenda que dizia "Alberto Prebisch foi o seu arquiteto ."
English
The Obelisk of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Obelisco de Buenos Aires) is a national historic monument and icon of Buenos Aires. Located in the Plaza de la República, in the intersection of avenues Corrientes and 9 de Julio, it was built to commemorate the fourth centenary of the first foundation of the city.
In order to enrich the surroundings of the iconic monument, the government of the city started the project Punto Obelisco. Creating a zone full of LED signs. Since the Obelisk of the city is always associated with the night and entertainment of Buenos Aires, this project creates a zone similar to Times Square in New York and Picadilly Circus in London.
Construction began on March 20, 1936 and was inaugurated on May 23 of the same year. It was designed by architect Alberto Prebisch (one of the main architects of the Argentine modernism who also designed the Teatro Gran Rex, in Corrientes and Suipacha) at the request of the mayor Mariano de Vedia y Mitre (appointed by president Agustín Pedro Justo). For its construction, which cost 200,000 pesos moneda nacional, 680 m³ of concrete and 1360 m² of Olaen white stone from Córdoba were used.
The obelisk was built by the German company G.E.O.P.E. - Siemens Bauunion - Grün & Bilfinger, which completed its work in a record time of 31 days, with 157 workers. The rapid hardening Incor cement was used and was built in sections of 2 meters to facilitate the dumping of concrete.
Its height is 67.5 m, and 63 m of these are up to the initiation of the apex, which is 3.5 m by 3.5 m. The tip is blunt, measuring 40 cm and ends in a lightning rod that can not be seen because of the height, whose cables run through the interior of the obelisk.
It has only one entrance (in its west side) and on its top there are four windows, that can only be reached by a straight staircase of 206 steps with 7 breaks every 8–6 m.
On February 20, 1938, Roberto María Ortiz succeeded Justo and appointed Arturo Goyenche as the new mayor of the city. In June 1939 the City Council sanctioned the demolition of the Obelisco, citing economic, aesthetic and public safety reasons. However, the ordinance was vetoed by the municipal executive power, characterizing it as an act lacking of value and juridical content, because it alters the state of things emanated by the executive power, and that it was a monument under the jurisdiction and custody of the Nation whose heritage belongs to it.
Where the Obelisco stands, a church dedicated to St. Nicholas of Bari was previously demolished. In that church the Argentine flag was officially hoisted for the first time in Buenos Aires, 1812. That fact is noted in one of the inscriptions on the north side of the monument.
As a result of some detachments of stone cladding, which occurred on the night of June 20-21, 1938, the day after a public event with the presence of president Ortiz took place there, it was decided to remove such cladding in 1943 and was replaced by another one made of polished cement, making cracks to simulate the joints of the stones. When the slabs were removed, a lenged that said was also removed.
For some time during the 1970s, during the Peronist government of Isabel Martínez de Perón, a ring-shaped sign was hung around the obelisk, with the motto El silencio es salud (Silence is health). Although it was allegedly geared against motorists creating excessive noise, it was widely interpreted as a statement calling Argentines to refrain from expressing their political views.
Throughout its history, the monument has suffered vandalism, especially politically-oriented graffiti. In the 1980s, an activist group broke in and spilled paint from the top windows, causing the city government to erect a fence around its base. This move stirred controversy, but eventually proved effective in reducing the number of defacing incidents.
On 1 November 2005 it was announced[1] that a comprehensive restoration, financed by the Argentine painting and restoration industry association (Ceprara), was finished. The monument was painted with 90-micrometre acrylic paint to a "Paris stone" hue, deemed more pleasant than the previously used white.
On December 1, 2005, the obelisk was covered by a giant pink "condom" to commemorate the World AIDS day.
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the La Noche de los Lápices, the monument was converted into a giant pencil.
Lines B, C, and D of the Buenos Aires Metro have stations near the monument, and are connected by a number of underground passages with commercial galleries.
Wikipedia