MIT Libraries logoDome

MIT
View Item 
  • Dome Home
  • Visual Collections
  • Architecture, Urban Planning, and Visual Arts
  • View Item
  • Dome Home
  • Visual Collections
  • Architecture, Urban Planning, and Visual Arts
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Jardín Borda Centro de Artes

unknown (Mexican)
Thumbnail
Download1A2-M-CU-JB-A4_cp.jpg (388.5Kb)
Alternate file
1A2-M-CU-JB-A4_sv.jpg (1.794Mb)
1A2-M-CU-JB-A4_tm.jpg (19.16Kb)
Alternative Title
Jardines de Borda
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/95704
Date
1783
Description
Don Manuel de la Borda (died 1778), a silver tycoon from Taxco, Guerrero, built a home in Cuernavaca. When he died in 1778, his son Manuel inherited the land and transformed it into a botanical garden, designed by Jose Manuel Arrieta. The large enclosed garden next to the house was a huge private park, laid out in Andalusian style, with kiosks and an artificial pond. Maximilian took it over as his private summer house in 1865. He and Empress Carlota entertained lavishly in the gardens and held concerts by the lake. The gardens were completely restored and reopened in 1987 as the Jardín Borda Centro de Artes. There is a small museum dedicated to Benito Juarez on the grounds.; Don Manuel de la Borda (died 1778), a silver tycoon from Taxco, Guerrero, built a home in Cuernavaca. When he died in 1778, his son Manuel inherited the land and transformed it into a botanical garden, designed by Jose Manuel Arrieta. The large enclosed garden next to the house was a huge private park, laid out in Andalusian style, with kiosks and an artificial pond. Maximilian took it over as his private summer house in 1865. He and Empress Carlota entertained lavishly in the gardens and held concerts by the lake. The gardens were completely restored and reopened in 1987 as the Jardín Borda Centro de Artes. There is a small museum dedicated to Benito Juarez on the grounds. Source: Frommer's [travel guide]; http://www.frommers.com (accessed 6/22/2009)
Type of Work
botanical garden
Subject
agriculture, plants, Gardens, Juárez, Benito, 1806-1872, Eighteenth century
Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights Statement
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
Metadata
Show full item record

Collections
  • Architecture, Urban Planning, and Visual Arts

Browse

All of DomeCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateCreatorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateCreatorsTitlesSubjects

My Account

Login
MIT Libraries
PrivacyPermissionsAccessibilityContact us
MIT
Content created by the MIT Libraries, CC BY-NC unless otherwise noted. Notify us about copyright concerns.