Monumento Rodoviário Da Rodovia Presidente Dutra
The Monumento Rodoviário da Rodovia Presidente Dutra is a monument and former rest area on the Rodovia Presidente Dutra section of the BR-116, at Kilometer 226 of the Serra do Mar, Serra das Araras in Piraí, Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Construction Construction of the monument started on 18 May 1926, with the foundation stone laid in 1928 by Washington Luiz, and it was inaugurated on 13 May 1938. It was created as a highway rest area and tourist observation point, and had a large restaurant and leisure area. It comprises of construction adjacent to the highway, with a garden area including a pond, and an art deco building, tall, with two floors under a tall tower that has an aerial lighthouse at the top. It was conceived by the Touring Club do Brasil, designed by Raphael Galvão, and engineered by Mario Chagas Doria and Christiani & Nielsen. Its interior featured four panels by Candido Portinari, measuring , with the theme of "Building a highway". The e ...
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Art Deco Architecture
Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s and 1930s. Through styling and design of the exterior and interior of anything from large structures to small objects, including how people look (clothing, fashion and jewelry), Art Deco has influenced bridges, buildings (from skyscrapers to cinemas), ships, ocean liners, trains, cars, trucks, buses, furniture, and everyday objects like radios and vacuum cleaners. It got its name after the 1925 Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) held in Paris. Art Deco combined modern styles with fine craftsmanship and rich materials. During its heyday, it represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social a ...
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