Plaza del Mercado - Ponce - 2013 00004 - PRAHA

Plaza del Mercado - Ponce - 2013 00004

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Description

Lateral view of the building Plaza del Mercado located in the coastal city of Ponce. The building Plaza del Mercado has two floors with a roof made of corrugated metal sheets and characteristics of the Neoclassic and Art Deco styles. The facade has a portico with a double door framed and crowned with a curve eave and a framed transom. It also has a staggered pediment with decorative moldings, fluted details, some in low relief and an inscription that says: "Mercado". Aside from that, in the surroundings of the building you can distinguish the paved street with standing people and vehicles. The construction of the Plaza del Mercado Isabel II dates back to 1863. Throughout the years it has been restored in 1903, 1941, 1989 and 2007.
Origin Name
Plaza del Mercado - Ponce - 2013 00004
Relation
Puerto Rico Historic Building & Drawing Society > Colección Pueblos > Ponce (PRHBDS) > Plaza del Mercado
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.
Colaborador
  • Martínez de San Martín, Timoteo Lubelza - Diseñador
  • Méndez Mercado, Pedro (1902 - 1990) - Arquitecto
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Historic buildings
  • Streets
  • Lampposts
  • Automobiles
  • Zinc
  • Windows
  • Eaves
  • Art Deco
  • Markets (structures or spaces)
  • Moldings (object components)
  • Gables (architectural elements)
  • Pilasters (wall components)
  • Friezes (ornamental areas)
  • Neoclassical
  • Swinging doors (doors)
Decolonial Subject
Rights
English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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