Otto Wulff building (Spanish: Edificio Otto Wulff) is a historic building of Buenos Aires.[2] It is located in the corner of Belgrano and Peru, neighborhood of Monserrat.[3]

Otto Wulff building
Edificio Otto Wulff
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General information
Architectural styleArt Nouveau
LocationAvenida Belgrano 601, Buenos Aires
CountryArgentina
Inaugurated1914
Height60 metres (200 ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Morten Rönnow
EngineerPeter Dirks
Willem Hendrik Johannes DATES.[1]
Main contractorOtto Wulff

This building was built on the grounds of an old colonial house known by the name of "La Casa de la Virreina Vieja", which had been owned by the Viceroy Joaquín del Pino and his family.[4] Around the year of 1910 the lands of this property was acquired by the businessman Otto Wulff, who entrusted the Danish architect Morten Rönnow, the construction of a Jugendstil-style building.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Aslan, Liliana (1994). Buenos Aires: guía de arquitectura : ocho recorridos por la ciudad. ISBN 9788480950459.
  2. ^ La arquitectura en Buenos Aires en 1880. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Cátedra de Historia de la Arquitectura, 5 Curso, 1968. 1968.
  3. ^ La Arquitectura del liberalismo en la Argentina. Federico F. Ortiz. 1968.
  4. ^ Todo es historia, Temas444-449. Todo es Historia, 2004. 2004.
  5. ^ La casa porteña. Blas Matamoro. 1972.

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