- Palacio Cabanellas
The Palacio Cabanellas (Spanish, Cabanellas Palace) is a historical building in the city of
Rosario , province of Santa Fe,Argentina . It is located in the downtown area, occupying the southwestern corner of San Luis St. and Sarmiento St.The palace was projected around 1914 by the
Majorca n architect Francisco Roca (Francesc Roca i Simó), who had been personally influenced byAntoni Gaudí during his studies inBarcelona . It was built in 1916 under the direction of Luis B. Laporte. It is one of very few examples ofModernisme (Catalan-styleArt Nouveau ) found in Rosario. [El Art Nouveau. [http://www.geocities.com/emuseoros/Docs/art_nouveau.htm "El Modernismo Catalán y el Arquitecto Francisco Roca en Rosario"] .] [Galería, [http://galeria.universia.com.ar/displayimage2.php?album=169&pos=2 Palacio Cabanellas] .]Rosario patrimonial value|building|011650600 [Rosario patrimonial value item|Palacio Cabanellas|484|1891|] It was restored under official sponsorship during the mid-2000s, in order to repair fissures and replace outer details. [C&K Restauración, [http://ckrestauracion.com.ar/PalacioCabanellas.php Palacio Cabanellas] .]
In 2006 the Palacio was one of the locations of the movie "¿De quién es el portaligas?" (released 2007), directed by Rosario-born popular composer
Fito Páez . [La Capital, 9 May 2006. [http://www.lacapital.com.ar/2006/05/09/escenario/noticia_291942.shtml "Rosario fue protagonista de la película"] .]References
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