| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1902-1907 (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Boari, Adamo | en_US |
| dc.date | 1902-1907 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-01-25T21:53:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-01-25T21:53:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1902-1907 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 186752 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 1863 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/95946 | |
| dc.description | Boari also undertook the construction of the Edificio Central de Correos (1902-1907), Mexico City, the first building in Mexico to use reinforced concrete. The exterior was faced in white stone, and the decorative details show a hybrid revival of Italian Renaissance and Hispano-Flemish style. It is an early example in Mexico of a large project given a specific functional role.; Boari also undertook the construction of the Edificio Central de Correos (1902-1907), Mexico City, the first building in Mexico to use reinforced concrete. The exterior was faced in white stone, and the decorative details show a hybrid revival of Italian Renaissance and Hispano-Flemish style. It is an early example in Mexico of a large project given a specific functional role. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 6/22/2009) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | stone; cast iron; reinforced concrete | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | architectural exteriors | en_US |
| dc.subject | business, commerce and trade | en_US |
| dc.subject | government | en_US |
| dc.subject | mail system | en_US |
| dc.subject | post office | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nineteenth century | en_US |
| dc.subject | Renaissance Revival | en_US |
| dc.title | Palacio de Correos de Mexico | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Edificio Central de Correos | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Correo Mayor (Main Post Office) | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A2-M-MC-PC-E3 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | Mexican | en_US |
| vra.technique | construction (assembling) carving (processes) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | post office | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | Adamo Boari (Italian architect, 1863-1928) | en_US |
