Buildings D - PRAHA

Buildings D

Description

Close-up view of the façade details, and door of a house located in Miramar. The house is two-story, in the foreground of the first level, there is an ornamental metallic bar fence followed by several double, wooden doors. The doors have lattice-style details and glass in the upper part. To both sides of the doors, there are pilasters, and on the upper part, the doors have ornamental moldings and a low relief, over one of them. On the second level in front of the doors, there are parapets of ornamental metal bars.
Origin Name
CAJ_1002_N0009
Relation
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 2 - Pruebas de contacto y negativos
Geographical Coverage
San Juan
Date
1979
Descriptive Notes
The title, date, and address were provided by the Architecture and Construction Archive of the University of Puerto Rico (AACUPR). In the file provided by the archive, the following information is clarified: "Photographer: Carol F. Jopling, architecture students, or Earth Watch volunteers". Some of the photos found in the archives of this collection are repeated and show the same houses because they document other formats created for the research project led by Carol F. Jopling and were taken on different occasions (example: 35mm negatives, color, black and white, instant photos, photos that were brightened or with contrast).
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Houses
  • Double doors
  • Windows
  • Persiennes
  • Grilles (barrier elements)
  • Railings (barrier elements)
  • Moldings (object components)
  • Cornices
  • Pilasters (wall components)
  • Bas-relief (sculpture technique)
  • Window sills
  • Renaissance Revival
Decolonial Subject
Rights
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Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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