Solís Theater -Restore Inspiration
The Solís Theater in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, was built in 1856 by the Italian Carlo Zucchi. The Solís Theater is located in the city of Montevideo. Although the altitude of the city is only 43 meters, the origin of its name is quite interesting. There are at least two different arguments explaining the meaning of the name ‘Montevideo’: The first is that it comes from the Portuguese “Monte vide eu” (“I see a mountain”) and the second is that it comes from the Spanish “Monte VI De Este a Oeste” (“the sixth mountain from east to west”). The…
Bonnefanten Museum -Social New
Designed in 1995 byAldo Rossi in Maastrich, the Netherlands, the Bonnefanten Museum is the offspring of the Bonnefantenklooster , a museum that dates back to 1884 and was originally housed in a monastery. The museum, known as the ‘Navigation Factory’, was built on a former industrial site called ‘Ceramique‘. Its blend of old and new has given the museum a unique character and paved the way for visitors to find something of themselves in every period. The first floor of the 3-storey building exhibits artifacts dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries and sculptures from the Middle Ages. 2.…