The Palácio das Indústrias is a historical building in
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
, 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 and
and is located in the
Parque Dom Pedro II.
It is a representative of the
Eclectic 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
The Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932 (sometimes also referred to as Paulista War or Brazilian Civil War) is the name given to the uprising of the population of the Brazilian state of São Paulo against the Brazilian Revolution of 1930 wh ...
). 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, it served briefly as the City Hall. Since 2009, it has been the home of the
Catavento Museum science museum.
See also
*
Catavento 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