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Iglesia De Cristo Obrero Y Nuestra Señora De Lourdes
The Church of Christ the Worker and Our Lady of Lourdes (), also known simply as ''Iglesia de Estación Atlántida'', is a Roman Catholic parish church and a World Heritage Site in Estación Atlántida, Uruguay. Description The temple is dedicated to Christ the Worker and Our Lady of Lourdes. It constitutes a renowned architectural landmark, it was designed in 1958 by the engineer Eladio Dieste. It is architecturally striking, described as "a simple rectangle, with side walls rising up in undulating curves to the maximum amplitude of their arcs" these walls supporting a similarly undulating roof, composed of a sequence of reinforced brick Gaussian vaults developed by Eladio Dieste. The cylindrical bell-tower, built in openwork exposed brick masonry, rises from the ground to the right of the main church facade, while the underground baptistery is located on the left side of the ''parvis'', accessible from a triangular prismatic entrance and illuminated via a central oculus. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estación Atlántida
Estación Atlántida is a northern suburb of the city Atlántida in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Geography Location The suburb is located on Route 11, about north of its junction with Ruta Interbalnearia. The railroad track that connects Montevideo with the city of Rocha passes from this place. Population In 2011 Estación Atlántida had a population of 2,274. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' Places of worship * Parish Church of Christ the Worker and Our Lady of Lourdes (Roman Catholic), an architectural landmark of modernist architecture, built in 1958-60 by Eladio Dieste, World Heritage Site World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ... since 2021. References External linksINE map of Villa Argentina, Atlántida, Estación A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaussian Vault
The Gaussian vault is a reinforced masonry construction technique invented by Uruguayan engineer Eladio Dieste to efficiently and economically build Thin-shell structure, thin-shell barrel vaults and wide curved roof spans that are resistant to buckling. Gaussian vaults consist of a series of interlocking, curved, single-layer brick arches that can span long distances without the need for supporting columns. This allows the construction of lightweight, efficient and visually striking structures. These arches are characterized by the use of a double curvature form, along an inverted catenary, which allows for greater structural efficiency and a reduction in the amount of materials required for building wide-span roof structures. The term "Gaussian", coined by Dieste himself, typically refers to the Bell shaped curve, bell-shaped curve often used in statistics and probability theory. Dieste's new combination of bricks, steel reinforcement and mortar makes its one of the innovative c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
