Description
Palacio Barolo. Buenos Aires, Argentina (1923). Arch. Mario Palanti. Eclecticism style.
Made in yellow PLA. Ideal for decorating desks and shelves, adding style and personality to your space.
Dimensions:
Width: 6 cm
Height: 15 cm
Depth: 8.5 cm
Weight: 80 g
(Available in other colors and sizes upon request)
History:
The Palacio Barolo, designed by the Italian architect Mario Palanti, was financed by the Italian entrepreneur Luis Barolo, who arrived in Argentina in 1890 and devoted himself to the textile industry. He initially installed knitting looms and later founded the country’s first combed wool spinning mill.
During the centennial of the May Revolution, he met Arch. Mario Palanti (1885–1979), whom he commissioned to design a building he had envisioned. The project would become a property intended exclusively for rental income.
The architectural language of the building is difficult to classify within a precise style or school. From an impressionistic approach, its architecture represents a significant attempt to combine different strands of the European architectural tradition—motivated in part by the fear of the imminent Second World War and the desire to preserve European architectural styles—present in Neo-Gothic and Neo-Romanesque forms, with modern American-style construction techniques and features characteristic of the Río de la Plata region. The dome, notably, is inspired by the Rajarani Temple in Bhubaneswar (India, 12th century).
From an urban planning perspective, it is a unique piece that demonstrates the possibility of combining creativity with respect for its surroundings. On a regional scale, together with its near twin, the Palacio Salvo in Montevideo, it stands as a mystifying monument to Río de la Plata civilization at its height.
The complex external volumetry of the building is articulated into base, shaft, and crowning. The central feature of the base is the grand passage with imposing portals on both streets: Avenida de Mayo and Hipólito Yrigoyen.
