College of Mines

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College of Mines

building, Mexico City, Mexico

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Manuel Tolsá
…is best known was the College of Mines. His plans for the building were approved in 1797, and construction was complete in 1813. The building epitomizes the Neoclassical with its fully symmetrical and balanced design, which makes use of the most sedate of the Greek columnar orders, the Doric. Ionic…
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…is best known was the College of Mines. His plans for the building were approved in 1797, and construction was complete in 1813. The building epitomizes the Neoclassical with its fully symmetrical and balanced design, which makes use of the most sedate of the Greek columnar orders, the Doric. Ionic…
Read More