Francisco Tamburini
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Francisco Tamburini was an Italian architect prominent in Argentina during the late 19th century. He played a significant role in shaping the academic architecture of the era, which was heavily influenced by French styles. Tamburini remodeled the Casa Rosada, the presidential office in Buenos Aires, in the Beaux-Arts style, setting a precedent for other government buildings. His notable works also include the Colón Theatre in Buenos Aires, recognized for its opulent interior and fine acoustics, which was modeled after the Paris Opéra. His work exemplifies the eclectic use of classical elements characteristic of academic architecture during that period.1
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- Latin American architectureAcademic architecture, c. 1870–1914
In Buenos Aires, Francisco Tamburini remodeled the Casa Rosada in the late 1800s to become the offices of the president. This Beaux-Arts composition, with its central arch and side loggias, then became the standard for the institutions of government in the interior of Argentina: in Corrientes (a new…
Read MoreIn Buenos Aires, Francisco Tamburini remodeled the Casa Rosada in the late 1800s to become the offices of the president. This Beaux-Arts composition, with its central arch and side loggias, then became the standard for the institutions of government in the interior of Argentina: in Corrientes (a new…
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…Aires (1905–08; restored 2006–10), by Tamburini. This theatre’s sober exterior belies an opulent interior—with noteworthy acoustics—that was closely modeled on Charles Garnier’s Paris Opéra. New theatres were built in every city. In Buenos Aires as many as 20 were built, among these the Opera (1872), by Emilio Landois. In Montevideo…
Read More…Aires (1905–08; restored 2006–10), by Tamburini. This theatre’s sober exterior belies an opulent interior—with noteworthy acoustics—that was closely modeled on Charles Garnier’s Paris Opéra. New theatres were built in every city. In Buenos Aires as many as 20 were built, among these the Opera (1872), by Emilio Landois. In Montevideo…
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