Building on Atocha Street - Ponce - 2013 00001

Description

Close-up view of a building located on the Atocha street from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has one floor, it is crowned with a pediment decorated with ceramic tiles, a low relief coat of arms, ornamental moldings and an inscription that says: "...De Canals Hermanos & Co. ...", it has spherical finishes and an amphorae. Throughout the years, this building has been used as a commercial establishment.

Origin Name	Edificio en calle Atocha - Ponce - 2013 00001
Relation	Puerto Rico Historic Building & Drawing Society > Colección Pueblos > Ponce (PRHBDS) > Edificio en calle Atocha - Ponce
Geographical Coverage	Ponce
Date	2013
Descriptive Notes	Original name of provenience and the title were assigned by the Project Puerto Rico Architectural Heritage (PRAHA). The general description contains information took from the official Facebook page of Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawing Society.
Historical Background	Puerto Rican Society: Urban Zone - Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Architecture in Puerto Rico: Twentieth Century (1898-1940)
Architectural Subject	Historic buildings Gables (architectural elements) Moldings (object components) Ceramic tile Inscriptions Amphorae (storage vessels)
Decolonial Subject	Consumerism Capitalist Development Eurocentrism Commodification Capitalista Order
Rights	English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor	Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format	JPEG
Resource Type	Image