The Palácio das Indústrias is a historical building in
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
, under the protection of the
Council for the Defense of Historical, Archaeological, Artistic and Tourist Heritage (CONDEPHAAT).
It was designed by in conjunction with
Ramos de Azevedo
Francisco de Paula Ramos de Azevedo (8 December 1851 — 13 June 1928) was a Brazilian architect, known for designing various buildings and landmarks in São Paulo, such as the Teatro Municipal, the Mercado Municipal and the Pinacoteca. He was o ...
and
and is located in the .
It is a representative of the
Eclectic
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style and was designed for hosting industrial exhibitions.
The first exhibition was held there in 1917. It was converted into a legislative assembly in 1947 and its name was changed to the "Palácio Nove de Julho" (Ninth of July, commemorating the
Constitutionalist Revolution
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). In the 1970s, it also served as the home of the Public Security Secretariat and contained some jail cells.
In 1992, after restorations by the architect
Lina Bo Bardi
Lina Bo Bardi, born Achillina Bo (5 December 1914 – 20 March 1992), was an Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect. A prolific architect and designer, she devoted her working life, most of it spent in Brazil, to promoting the social and cult ...
, it served briefly as the City Hall. Since 2009, it has been the home of the science museum.
References
External links
O Estado de S. PauloPalácio das Indústrias vira museu da ciência em SP ''(20 March 2009)''
TV GazetaPalácio das Indústrias passa por restauração ''(12 December 2015)''
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Museums in São Paulo