Christmas Tree
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Christmas Tree
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Galerias Pacifico (Pacific Gallery) is a shopping centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located at the intersection of Florida Street and Cordoba Avenue.The Beaux Arts building was designed by the architects Emilio Agrelo and Roland Le Vacher in 1889 to accommodate a shop called the Argentine Bon Marche, modelled on the Le Bon Marche in Paris.In 1896 part of the building was transformed into the first home for the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes and in 1908 the British-owned Buenos Aires and Pacific railway company acquired part of the building for offices. The company's name derived from the fact that its intention was to operate a train service linking Buenos Aires and Valparaiso in Chile, thereby giving access to the Pacific Ocean. From that time onwards the building became known as Edificio Pacifico.In 1989 it was declared a national historic monument.After having been abandoned for years, the building was renovated by Juan Carlos Lopez and Associates and re-opened in 1991 as the shopping arcade Galerias Pacifico. Four more frescos by Romulo Maccio, Josefina Robirosa, Guillermo Roux and Carlos Alonso were added to the cupola. In addition to the shopping arcade the building also contains the Jorge Luis Borges Cultural Centre and the Julio Bocca Dance Studio.
FEATURED 10/21/15 in "The ABC Group - X is for Xmas"
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August 10th, 2014
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