Buildings E - PRAHA

Buildings E

Description

Nadir view of a two-story house located in the town of San Juan. The house is made of concrete, and its roof is covered with roofing tiles. The windows are lattice-style, in aluminum. On the first floor, there is an ogee arch surrounded by native tiles. Under the arch is the entrance with a wooden-glass door covered by a metallic grille. Above the door, there is a glass fanlight. Also, on the second floor, there is a semicircular arch covered by an ornamental metal grille, in front of which there are moldings.
Origin Name
CAJ_1003_N0004
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: "Fotógrafo: Carol F. Jopling, estudiantes de arquitectura o 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
  • Grilles (barrier elements)
  • Windows
  • Persiennes
  • Floor tile
  • Roofing tile
  • Moldings (object components)
  • Window boxes
  • Trees (woody plants)
  • Ogee arches
  • Swinging doors (doors)
  • Fanlights
Decolonial Subject
Rights
English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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