The Assumption of the past. Assumption
Friday, October 22, 2010
Throat Sick Red Spots
During the administration of President Carlos Antonio Lopez, Asuncion experienced great changes. We mentioned Hipolito Sanchez Quell, quoting John Giurua that "between 1840 and 1864 Asunción was enriched with numerous buildings of great importance, both civil and religious order, which today are considered as beautiful examples of neoclassical architecture."
The Journey of Francisco Solano López to Europe exerted great influence on this transformation, with He came two renowned architects: Italian and English Ravizza Alejandro Alonso Taylor.
I share with you some pictures of the buildings at that time, we have captured pictures with my students on a trip we made a few days at Assumption. The information at the bottom of the picture were taken from the book Origin and History of Asuncion, Paraguay. Private
particular General Lee:
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| Today Palaciode Government, Italian Renaissance style. With a central body, two wings flanking it to the city, while the facade of the bay is homogeneous. Majestic building with a monumental staircase, a gallery of double arches, upright tower with four pinnacles and sumptuous Second Empire style rooms. |
Government Palace
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| Originally the council was conceived as a framed institution the administrative structure of the City and Justice Chapter, which clearly resulted in its motto: Cabildo, Justice and Regiment. Therefore, to the left of the room is a display, showing the polls for several elections, since the late nineteenth century until 1990. Also exposed original postcards from the early twentieth century to illustrate the Cathedral and Constitution Square, the former home of the governors and Congress Palace is "The Council". These original postcards were donated to this room by the Collector Javier Yubi.  |
Cathedral
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demolished the house in 1842 and the new building, which opened in 1849.  |
Down, as a contribution to anything else, I use an internet image of the council during the colonial period.
Ferrocarrill Station
With large gallery, the clock tower and its gracious Victorian Gothic turrets resembling a tiny Wetsminter.
National Pantheon
Inspired by its namesake in Paris. Work began in 1864, were suspended by the war. was inaugurated in 1936.
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