Palais de Glace (Buenos Aires)

Le palais de Glace ou Palacio Nacional de las Artes (Palais national des Arts) est un centre d'expositions situé dans le quartier de Recoleta de la ville de Buenos Aires, capitale de l'Argentine. Il fut inauguré en 1910 pour héberger une piste de glace de 21 mètres de diamètre, comme partie d'un club réunissant quelques familles aisées de la ville. Ultérieurement, il fut converti en salle de danse, par où passèrent bien des grands orchestres de tango de la décennie 1920. En 1931 la municipalité de la ville céda la propriété au ministère de l'Éducation et de la Justice, qui le convertit en siège de la Direction nationale des Beaux-Arts. En 1954, la demeure fut utilisée comme studio annexe du Canal 7 argentin. Depuis 1960, il sert de centre d'expositions. Entre 1979 et 1982, le Palais de Glace a de nouveau été rénové et on a ajouté une mezzanine, avec l'architecte Clorindo Testa. En 2004 un décret présidentiel a déclaré cet édifice monument historique national. En 2012, il a été reconnu par la Fondation Konex pour sa contribution aux arts visuels de l'Argentine.

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Palais de Glace

The Palais de Glace (French pronunciation: [palɛ də ɡlas]) is a rumeno style Belle Époque building in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located at 1430 Posadas street, it was modelled on the Palais des Glaces in Paris. The building was designed by J. L. Ruiz Basadre and inaugurated in 1911 as an ice skating rink and social club. The circular ice rink occupied a central room around which were arranged theatre-style boxes and rooms for social gatherings. The refrigeration plant was housed in the basement and on the first floor was a balcony, a cafe and organ. The building has a domed roof with a large central skylight which provided natural light for the skating rink below. As ice skating became less fashionable in the following decade, and tango gained increasing social acceptance, the Palais de Glace was converted into an elegant dance hall and played an important role in the promotion of this new dance phenomenon, initially opposed by the bourgeois elite. Many well-known tango orchestras and dancers appeared here over the years but towards the end of the 1920s the venue went into decline and in 1931 the building was taken over by the local authority and given to the Ministry of Education and Justice. From now on the building was used to house the National Office of Fine Arts and the annual Salón Nacional de Bellas Artes (National Exhibition of Fine Arts) was held there from 1932 until 1954. Starting in 1931 the interior of the building was remodelled by the architect and artist Alejandro Bustillo, to provide exhibition rooms whilst respecting the original design, and in 1934 three large murals were painted on the interior walls. In 1935 the exterior of the building was radically altered. In 1938 an exhibition of television equipment was staged here and between 1954 and 1960 the building was used as a studio annex by the television station Canal Siete. During this period the Salón Nacional was held at various venues including the National Museum of Fine Arts and the Argentine National Congress. Since 1960 the Palais de Glace has hosted the Salón Nacional together with a range of other art exhibitions and musical events. In 2004 the building was declared a National Historic Monument. In 2012 it was awarded by the Konex Foundation from Argentina for it contribution to the Visual Arts of Argentina.

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Monument to General Carlos M. de Alvear

The Monument to General Carlos M. de Alvear (Spanish: Monumento ecuestre a Carlos María de Alvear) is a public sculpture monument located on Plaza Julio de Caro, a landmark in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was raised in honor of Carlos María de Alvear (1788-1852). It is a work by French sculptor Antoine Bourdelle. It is considered by the author as his masterpiece in the great monuments. In 1912, Rodolfo Alcorta, a friend of Bourdelle, invited the sculptor to participate in a concours for the realization of this monument. He received the commission in 1913. The author took nearly ten years to complete the sculpture. Once finished the monument was shipped to Buenos Aires from France in 1925. The sculpture and the pedestal of polished pink granite adorned with additional bronzes by the artist, stands in its current location since 12 October 1926.

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Plaza Intendente Alvear

Plaza Intendente Alvear is a public space in Recoleta, Buenos Aires. It is commonly but mistakenly known as Plaza Francia, as the actual Plaza Francia is located at its side. It faces the Recoleta Cemetery and the cultural center.

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Parque Thays

The Parque Thays is a public space in Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The park is located in the corners of Libertador avenue y Callao avenue. It was named after the French landscape architect Carlos Thays. One of the sculptures can be seen in this place is Torso Masculino Desnudo ("Nude Male Torso") by Colombian artist Fernando Botero. The land on which the park is located is the formerly occupied Italpark amusement park, which was closed in 1990.

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Alvear Palace Hotel

The Alvear Palace Hotel is a luxury hotel in Avenida Alvear in Recoleta, an upscale neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It opened in 1932 and, after extensive refurbishment, reopened in 1994.

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