“Palacio Barolo: Buenos Aires’ Architectural Tribute to Dante’s Divine Comedy”
- Geoffrey McRae / 1 year
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The Palacio Barolo is a landmark 100-meter-tall office building completed in 1923 that served as Buenos Aires’ tallest structure for over a decade and was uniquely designed as an architectural tribute to Dante’s Divine Comedy. Origins and Construction The building was commissioned by Luis Barolo, an Italian immigrant who arrived in Argentina in 1890 and made his fortune in […]