Dr. Enrique González Martínez 10, Col. Santa Ma La Ribera, Cuauhtemoc Mexico Mexico http://www.chopo.unam.mx/
Status:
built
Construction Dates
Began
1903
Finished
1905
Floor Count
2
Building Uses
- museum
Structural Types
- highrise
- church
- truss
- frame
- truss tower
Heights
Value
Source / Comments
Spire
169 ft
Building's plans
Roof
115 ft
Building's plans
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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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