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Museo Universitario del Chopo
Dr. Enrique González Martínez 10, Col. Santa Ma La Ribera, Cuauhtemoc
Mexico Mexico
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| Status: | built | | Construction Dates | | Began | 1903 | | Finished | 1905 | | Floor Count | 2 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - museum | | Structural Types | | - highrise | | - church | | - truss | | - frame | | - truss tower | | Architectural Style | | - art nouveau | | Materials | | - glass | | - steel | | - brick |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Spire | | 169 ft | | Building's plans | | | | | | | | Roof | | 115 ft | | Building's plans | | | | | |
Description
Constructor: Guttehoffnungshütte
Mounting process: Hugo Dorner / Luis Becmeister / Aurelio Ruelas
Originally built as an industrial pavillion for the Exposition Of Instalation and Industrial Art in Düsseldorf Germany in 1902,was dismounted and Imported by José Landero y Cos to present their industry expo in 1903, was transformed in 1910 for the Centennial holidays as the Japan pavillion, Converted to Natural History museum in 1913 was abandoned in 1963 when the new one was built on Chapultepec Park, the building still unused by 10 years when the property goes to the national university who open two years later the multi-purpose museum in 1975,was again under renovation on 2008 by project of Architect Enrique Norten and was re-opened on May of 2010.
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