El Mercado, Ponce, Porto Rico, 1911.

Title

El Mercado, Ponce, Porto Rico, 1911.

Subject

Marketplaces
Marketplace
Street scenes
Street scene

Description

"Originally designed by architect Timoteo Luberza de San Martín and modeled after the Paris market in France, the building has been broadly remodeled many times throughout its life. During the 1941 remodeling, the original structure, which was not art deco, was enhanced with an art deco façade with plans designed by Pedro Méndez Mercado. The phenomenon of this building, unique in Puerto Rico, is that despite its enlargements, its interior still preserves the orginal structure. Through its remodelings, its facade has shown several architectural styles, including neoclassical and art deco". --Description from Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Arquitectura Histórica, Plaza del Mercado Isabel II.

Creator

Otero & Sobrino

Publisher

University of Puerto Rico (Río Piedras Campus). School of Architecture Library.

Date

2022-02-28

Rights

© Copyright 2018. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, School of Architecture Library, All Rights Reserved.

Format

JPEG

Language

ES
EN

Type

Image

Coverage

Ponce, Puerto Rico

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

4 x 5 inches or less

Geolocation

Files

pon_0026.jpg
pon_s026.jpg

Citation

Otero & Sobrino, “El Mercado, Ponce, Porto Rico, 1911.,” Archimages: Colección Digital Escuela de Arquitectura, accessed March 28, 2024, https://archimages.uprrp.edu/items/show/237.