Hotel Castelar was a hotel located at the northwest intersection of May and 9th of July Avenues, in the downtown Montserrat section of Buenos Aires , Argentina . It operated from 90 years, closing in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
6-532: Opened in 1928 as the Hotel Excelsior, the building was designed by Italian architect Mario Palanti and built by local engineer José Pinzone. The Spanish poet and dramatist, Federico García Lorca , stayed here from October 1933 to March 1934 while his play, Bodas de Sangre , was being performed at the Avenida Theatre nearby; his erstwhile room has been preserved as a museum. More recently,
12-456: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an Argentine building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mario Palanti Mario Palanti (September 20, 1885 – September 4, 1978) was an Italian architect who designed important buildings in the capital cities of both Argentina and Uruguay . Born in 1885 in Milan , Italy ,
18-715: The brother of painter Giuseppe Palanti , Palanti studied architecture in the Brera Academy and in the Politecnico di Milano university. Mario was the son of Giovanni Palanti, a carpenter, and of Virginia De Gasperi, a dressmaker. Soon after graduation he received a gold medal at the International Exhibition in Brussels and arrived in Buenos Aires in 1909 with a commission to manage, with
24-677: The corner of Santa Fe Avenue and Callao Avenue ; and Palacio Chrysler (today known as Palacio Alcorta) which had an automobile test track on its roof, similar to the first FIAT factory in Turin . During this period he also designed the Palacio Salvo in Montevideo , and produced a large number of drawings for monumental buildings that were never built. In the final period of his work, after he returned to live in Italy in 1930, he undertook
30-876: The help of his compatriot, Francisco Gianotti , the construction of the Italian Pavilion for the Exposición Internacional del Centenario (1910) . For nearly 20 years he worked on both sides of the River Plate for wealthy compatriot clients. During the period 1909-1919 his designs employed variations of Renaissance Revival and Art Nouveau styles and there then followed a period during which he carried out his most impressive work in Buenos Aires including Palacio Barolo and Hotel Castelar , both in Avenida de Mayo ; an apartment building on
36-473: The hotel was the site of Vice President Carlos Álvarez 's dramatic, October 6, 2000, resignation, a milestone helping lead to President Fernando de la Rúa 's own departure a year later. Many movies were filmed inside the hotel. 34°36′32″S 58°22′58″W / 34.60889°S 58.38278°W / -34.60889; -58.38278 This article about a hotel or resort in South America
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