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Also known as "El Faro" for it's resemblance to a lighthouse
Part of NR'sEdificios en San Juan Feature
San Juan County, PR
Listed: 09/28/2001
The Edificio Aboy is a three story, concrete, Art Deco Style residential building, located in Miramar, a historic 20th century residential neighborhood in the municipality San Juan. The main building (42'-8" x 45'-3" ) fronts Aboy street and is set back with a frontal patio above street level.
The Edificio Aboy is significant under Criterion C, under architecture as an outstanding Art-Deco building in San Juan. The Aboy building, composed of a three stories apartment building and an adjacent two stories garage with servant's quarters building, shows all of the distinctive characteristic of this style thru the overall composition of intricate volumes, nautical motifs and dynamic juxtaposition of formal elements. It's most outstanding and distinctive feature, the main staircase expressed in a cylinder volume allusive to a lighthouse, accounts for the building's popular name of El Faro (the lighthouse). This building, together with the Normandie Hotel, (listed in the National Register) best exhibit nautical themes so distinctive of the Art-Deco architecture.
Edificio Aboy was built in 1937, within the historic period when modern architectural design tendencies, including Art-Deco, influenced prominent architects in San Juan. Among these, Arch. Jorge Julia Passarell, known for his excellent eclectic interpretations of modern architectural styles within the local context, was commissioned to design Edificio Aboy. This building clearly became one of his most important projects in terms of the singularity of the design, at the time, for a rental apartment building in San Juan. Of all his work, Edificio Aboy stands out for having kept the integrity of its original design with no significant alterations since its construction. Moreover, the structure is in excellent condition as well as most of its architectural features and finishes.
Also known as "El Faro" for it's resemblance to a lighthouse
Part of NR'sEdificios en San Juan Feature
San Juan County, PR
Listed: 09/28/2001
The Edificio Aboy is a three story, concrete, Art Deco Style residential building, located in Miramar, a historic 20th century residential neighborhood in the municipality San Juan. The main building (42'-8" x 45'-3" ) fronts Aboy street and is set back with a frontal patio above street level.
The Edificio Aboy is significant under Criterion C, under architecture as an outstanding Art-Deco building in San Juan. The Aboy building, composed of a three stories apartment building and an adjacent two stories garage with servant's quarters building, shows all of the distinctive characteristic of this style thru the overall composition of intricate volumes, nautical motifs and dynamic juxtaposition of formal elements. It's most outstanding and distinctive feature, the main staircase expressed in a cylinder volume allusive to a lighthouse, accounts for the building's popular name of El Faro (the lighthouse). This building, together with the Normandie Hotel, (listed in the National Register) best exhibit nautical themes so distinctive of the Art-Deco architecture.
Edificio Aboy was built in 1937, within the historic period when modern architectural design tendencies, including Art-Deco, influenced prominent architects in San Juan. Among these, Arch. Jorge Julia Passarell, known for his excellent eclectic interpretations of modern architectural styles within the local context, was commissioned to design Edificio Aboy. This building clearly became one of his most important projects in terms of the singularity of the design, at the time, for a rental apartment building in San Juan. Of all his work, Edificio Aboy stands out for having kept the integrity of its original design with no significant alterations since its construction. Moreover, the structure is in excellent condition as well as most of its architectural features and finishes.
Edificio
Building
Piscina - Swimming pool
Lavandería - Laundry
Sala de Wi-Fi - Wi-Fi area
Quincho BBQ (piso 28) - BBQ area (28th floor)
Conserje las 24 Horas - 24 hour concierge
Cámaras de vigilancia - Surveillance cameras
reservas@mearriendan.com
Edificio en Bruselas, Belgica.
Bruselas (Bruxelles [bʁyˈsɛl] en francés, Brussel en neerlandés, Brüssel en alemán), es la capital de Bélgica,1 y la principal sede administrativa de la Unión Europea (UE).
Bruselas es también la capital de la Región de Bruselas-Capital, de la Región Flamenca2 y de las comunidades flamenca y francesa de Bélgica.3 Es también sede de la Comisión Europea, del Consejo Europeo y una de las dos sedes del Parlamento Europeo. La ciudad también es la sede política de la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (OTAN).
El nombre oficial es Ciudad de Bruselas (en francés Ville de Bruxelles o Bruxelles-ville, en neerlandés Brussel-stad). Se utiliza para evitar la confusión entre el municipio y la región.
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CLIENTE: Grupo Bastidas
Edificio de la Administración y Estación del Ferrocarril de Arica a La Paz, inaugurado en 1913, es Monumento Histórico Nacional, aunque está en un gran estado de deterioro debido a los temblores que han sucedido últimamente.