Buildings F - PRAHA

Buildings F

Description

Residential entrance in the town of San Juan. The entrance is surrounded by plants, some in decorative pots. There are entrance stairs beneath an ogee arch that leads to the entrance door. The edge of the arch is decorated with native tiles, and the floor has small tiles. The door is wooden and has embossed designs and a stained glass window covered by ornamental metal bars. Above the door, there is a mullion made of glass and wood.
Origin Name
CAJ_1004_N0030
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
  • Ogee arches
  • Floor tile
  • Native tile (Puerto Rico)
  • Fliers (stair components)
  • Flowerpots
  • Azulejo
  • Stained glass (visual works)
  • Grilles (barrier elements)
  • Moldings (object components)
  • Fanlights
  • Swinging doors (doors)
Decolonial Subject
Rights
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Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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