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Grande Hotel of Ouro Preto

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Grande Hotel of Ouro Preto
Grande Hotel de Ouro Preto
Grande Hotel of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais
Grande Hotel in Brazil is located in Brazil
Grande Hotel in Brazil
Grande Hotel in Brazil
Location of Grande Hotel of Ouro Preto in Brazil
General information
Architectural styleModernist
AddressRua Senador Rocha Lagoa, 164, Centro, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais
Town or cityOuro Preto, Minas Gerais
CountryBrazil
Coordinates20°23′03″S 43°30′18.4″W / 20.38417°S 43.505111°W / -20.38417; -43.505111
Completed1940
ClientServiço do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico (SPHAN) and State Government of Minas Gerais
Design and construction
Architect(s)Oscar Niemeyer
Structural engineerAlberto Santos
Civil engineerDomingos Buzatti
Other designersHydraulic designer: Anton Dittl
Landscape designer: Roberto Burle Marx
Main contractorState Secretary of Roads and Public Works, Minas Gerais
Website
grandehotelouropreto.com.br

The Grande Hotel of Ouro Preto (Portuguese: Grande Hotel de Ouro Preto) is a hotel in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Constructed in 1940, it is one of the early works of the architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012). The Serviço do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico (SPHAN), the precursor to the Brazilian National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage, designated the city of Ouro Preto as a historic site and domestic tourist destination. SPHAN, in consultation with the architect Lúcio Costa, commissioned the construction of a modern hotel in the city. Niemeyer's design was chosen over that of Carlos Leão (1906-1983).[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Hess, Alan (2009). Oscar Niemeyer buildings. New York: Rizzoli. pp. 72–79. ISBN 9780847831906.
  2. ^ Lara, Fernando Luiz (2002). "One Step Back, Two Steps Forward: The Maneuvering of Brazilian Avant-Garde". Journal of Architectural Education. 55 (4): 211–219.
  3. ^ Macedo, Danilo (2008). Da matéria à invenção: as obras de Oscar Niemeyer em Minas Gerais, 1938-1955 (in Portuguese). Brasília: Câmara dos Deputados, Centro de Documentação e Informação, Coordenação de Publicações. pp. 337–344. ISBN 9788573655346.