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Alfredo Azancot
Alfredo Azancot (born 1 February 1872, dead 1937) was a Portuguese architect, born on São Tomé Island and educated at the École des ponts ParisTech. He emigrated to Chile, and designed many buildings in Viña del Mar, including Brunet Castle, Rioja Palace and the Carrasco Palace. He also designed the Arco Británico in ValparaÃso ValparaÃso (; ) is a major city, seaport, naval base, and educational centre in the commune of ValparaÃso, Chile. "Greater ValparaÃso" is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. ValparaÃso is located about northwest of Santiago .... Gallery References 1872 births École des Ponts ParisTech alumni Portuguese architects Portuguese emigrants to Chile Year of death missing People from São Tomé {{Architect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Tomé Island
São Tomé Island, at , is the largest island of São Tomé and PrÃncipe and is home in May 2018 to about 193,380 or 96% of the nation's population. The island is divided into six districts. It is located 2 km (1¼ miles) north of the equator. Geography São Tomé Island is about long (north-south) by wide (east-west). It rises to at Pico de São Tomé and includes the capital city, São Tomé, on the northeast coast. The nearest city on mainland Africa is the port city of Port Gentil in Gabon located to the east. The island is surrounded by a number of small islands, including Ilhéu das Rolas, Ilhéu das Cabras and Ilhéu Gabado. Languages The main language is Portuguese, but there are many speakers of Forro and Angolar (Ngola), two Portuguese-based creole languages. The name "Sao Tome" is Portuguese for "Saint Thomas." Geology The entire island of São Tomé is a massive shield volcano that rises from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, over below sea lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
École Des Ponts ParisTech , a Japanese video-games developer/publisher
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École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoie, a French commune * École-Valentin, a French commune in the Doubs département * Grandes écoles, higher education establishments in France * The École, a French-American bilingual school in New York City Ecole may refer to: * Ecole Software This is a list of Notability, notable video game companies that have made games for either computers (like PC or Mac), video game consoles, handheld or mobile devices, and includes companies that currently exist as well as now-defunct companies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viña Del Mar
Viña del Mar (; meaning "Vineyard of the Sea") is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Often referred to as ("The Garden City"), Viña del Mar is located within the ValparaÃso Region, and it is Chile's fourth largest city with a population of 324,836 (according to the 2008 census). Viña del Mar is also part of the Greater ValparaÃso area, the country's second largest metropolitan area (pop. 935,602, 2017 census), after the Metropolitan area of Santiago . The Greater ValparaÃso Area is home to five municipalities: ValparaÃso, Viña del Mar, Concon, Quilpue and Villa Alemana. History Origins The valley where Viña del Mar was founded was known as the valley of Peuco by the Changos, native inhabitants of the area dedicated to fishing. With the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores the valley was divided into two large haciendas. North of the Marga Marga creek up to the current location of Reñaca, Viña del Mar, and to the south up to the current Cer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunet Castle
The Brunet Castle (Spanish: ''Castillo Brunet''), also known as Yarur Palace (Spanish: ''Palacio Yarur''), is a historic castle in Viña del Mar, Chile. History The Brunet Castle was built for the Brunet family to the architectural design of Alfredo Azancot, with Jorge Schroeder Espinoza was project architect. The castle was purchased by Nicolas Yarur in 1940. Shortly after, he hired Schroeder to remodel the castle. In 1945, it was used as a summer residence by the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It has been listed since May 9, 2000. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Brunet Castle Castles in Chile Houses in Chile Buildings and structures in ValparaÃso Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rioja Palace
Rioja or La Rioja may refer to: * Rioja (wine), a wine region in Spain Places *La Rioja, Spain, an autonomous community and province ** La Rioja (Congress of Deputies constituency) ** La Rioja (Senate constituency) **University of La Rioja *Rioja, AlmerÃa, Spain * Rioja Province (Peru) ** Rioja District, one of the districts of Rioja Province **Rioja, Peru, the capital of the Rioja Province *La Rioja, Argentina ** La Rioja Province, Argentina **National University of La Rioja People *Bernardino Bilbao Rioja (1895–1983), Bolivian military officer and politician * Francisco de Rioja (1583–1659), Spanish poet, canon of Seville Cathedral, member of the Spanish Inquisition Other uses * 209083 Rioja, a minor planet named after the wine *Submarine telecommunications cable systems RIOJA-1 RIOJA-1 was a submarine telecommunications cable system linking the United Kingdom and Spain across the North Atlantic Ocean. It had landing points in: *Porthcurno, Cornwall, United Kingdom * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrasco Palace
Carrasco may refer to: Places ;Bolivia * Carrasco Province, Cochabamba, a province of Cochabamba Department, Bolivia * Carrasco National Park, a national park in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia ;Brazil *Carrasco Bonito, a Brazilian municipality in the state of Tocantins ;Dominican Republic * Carrasco, Dominican Republic, a village in north-central Dominican Republic ;Panama * Carrasco, Panama, a village in western Panama ;Uruguay *Arroyo Carrasco, a creek separating Canelones Department and Montevideo Department, Uruguay *Barra de Carrasco, a seaside town of Canelones Department, Uruguay *Carrasco, Montevideo, a seaside suburb of Montevideo, Uruguay *Carrasco International Airport, the largest airport in Uruguay * Carrasco Norte, a neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay *Parque Carrasco, a neighbourhood of Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay *Paso Carrasco, a city in Canelones Department, Uruguay *San José de Carrasco, a neighbourhood of Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay ;India * Carrasco Village, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arco Británico
The Arco Británico (Spanish for British Arch) is a monument on Avenida Brasil, in ValparaÃso, Chile. It was donated to the town in 1910 by the British community there to mark the centenary of the Independence of Chile. Designed by the Chilean architect Alfredo Azancot, the arch was unveiled in 1911. , ''Turismo Chile - Monumentos en ValparaÃso''. Retrieved 19 January 2012. The monument, covered in brought from , is surmounted by a British Victorian lion and is decorated with the ima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ValparaÃso
ValparaÃso (; ) is a major city, seaport, naval base, and educational centre in the commune of ValparaÃso, Chile. "Greater ValparaÃso" is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. ValparaÃso is located about northwest of Santiago by road and is one of the Pacific Ocean's most important seaports. ValparaÃso is the Capital city, capital of Chile's second most populated administrative region and has been the headquarters for the Chilean Navy since 1817 and the seat of the National Congress of Chile, Chilean National Congress since 1990. ValparaÃso played an important geopolitical role in the second half of the 19th century when it served as a major stopover for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by crossing the Straits of Magellan. ValparaÃso experienced rapid growth during its golden age, as a magnet for European immigrants, when the city was known by international sailors as "Little San Francisco" and "The Jewel of the Pacific". Notable inhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1872 Births
Year 187 ( CLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Quintius and Aelianus (or, less frequently, year 940 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 187 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Septimius Severus marries Julia Domna (age 17), a Syrian princess, at Lugdunum (modern-day Lyon). She is the youngest daughter of high-priest Julius Bassianus – a descendant of the Royal House of Emesa. Her elder sister is Julia Maesa. * Clodius Albinus defeats the Chatti, a highly organized German tribe that controlled the area that includes the Black Forest. By topic Religion * Olympianus succeeds Pertinax as bishop of Byzantium (until 198). Births * Cao Pi, Chinese emperor of the Cao Wei state (d. 226) * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
École Des Ponts ParisTech Alumni , a Japanese video-games developer/publisher
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École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoie, a French commune * École-Valentin, a French commune in the Doubs département * Grandes écoles, higher education establishments in France * The École, a French-American bilingual school in New York City Ecole may refer to: * Ecole Software This is a list of Notability, notable video game companies that have made games for either computers (like PC or Mac), video game consoles, handheld or mobile devices, and includes companies that currently exist as well as now-defunct companies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Architects
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Portuguese Emigrants To Chile
Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portuguese man o' war, a dangerous marine cnidarian that resembles an 18th-century armed sailing ship ** Portuguese people, an ethnic group See also * * ''Sonnets from the Portuguese'' * "A Portuguesa", the national anthem of Portugal * Lusofonia * Lusitania Lusitania (; ) was an ancient Iberian Roman province located where modern Portugal (south of the Douro river) and a portion of western Spain (the present Extremadura and the province of Salamanca) lie. It was named after the Lusitani or Lusita ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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