Farol Santander Porto Alegre
| File:Santander2portoalegre.jpg Facade of the building | |
Location within Rio Grande do Sul Farol Santander Porto Alegre (Brazil) | |
| Established | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Location | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| Coordinates | 30°01′44.334″S 51°13′49.58″W / 30.02898167°S 51.2304389°W |
| Type | Cultural center |
| Website | https://www.farolsantander.com.br/poa |
Farol Santander Porto Alegre, formerly known as Santander Cultural, is a Brazilian cultural center run by Banco Santander. It is located in a historic building in Alfândega Square, in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul. It has been listed as a heritage site by IPHAE.[1][2]
The building
Construction of the building began in 1927 and finished in 1931. Hipólito Fabre created the engineering project and Fernando Corona designed the facades and ornamentation and sculpted the frontispiece group. Theo Wiederspahn collaborated on the architectural project. The interior was designed by Stephan Sobczak, a Polish architect, and the sculptures on the rear facade were made by Alfredo Staege.[3][4] The building has an area of approximately 5,600 m2 and is listed as a landmark by the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage of Rio Grande do Sul - IPHAE).[2][4] It features eclectic architecture with neoclassical elements. Its rectangular floor plan is divided into five floors and a basement. The facades covered in cirex (a mixture of scraped dough and mica) stand on a granite base with refined sculptural and ornamental decoration. The interior has a large central hall illuminated by a skylight with French stained glass windows surrounded by columns and balustrades.[4][5] The building, which used to be the headquarters of the Província, Nacional do Comércio, Sul Brasileiro and Meridional banks, is currently managed by Santander. The restoration project kept the original spaces, ornamentation, stained glass and marble. The main intervention involved creating an atrium in the former stained glass lighting well. On the first and second floors, the space was organized to house exhibitions; in the basement, the old vaults were transformed into a cinema room, coffee shop and restaurants. The building has hosted exhibitions by painters Miró and Pablo Picasso and a retrospective by Vera Chaves Barcellos, and served as one of the venues for the MERCOSUR Biennial.[1][3][6]
Exhibitions
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Farol Santander é inaugurado no lugar do Santander Cultural em Porto Alegre". G1. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "AGÊNCIA MATRIZ BANCO MERIDIONAL S.A". IPHAE. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Porto Alegre 250 anos – Um tour pelo Centro Histórico". Top Trip Adventure. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "O prédio". Santander. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ↑ "Prédio do Santander Cultural completa 80 anos". GZH. 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ↑ "Jaraguá do Sul - Rua Marechal Floriano com vista para o prédio do Banco Nacional". UFSC. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
External links
- Santander Porto Alegre Lighthouse official website
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Santander Cultural at Wikimedia Commons
