Palacio de Aguas Corrientes
The Palace of Running Waters (Spanish: Palacio de Aguas Corrientes) is an architecturally significant water pumping station in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the former headquarters of Obras Sanitarias de la Nación. It is currently administered by Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos (AySA).
Overview
The building was designed as a water
The building's entrance is graced by two caryatids, and the property, by landscaped gardens that includes a bust created by Norwegian sculptor Olaf Boye in honor of engineer Guillermo Villanueva, the first Director of the Buenos Aires Water Supply and Drainage Company Limited, the then British-owned municipal water works inaugurated in 1869.[2]
The building was transferred to the City of Buenos Aires following the 1892 nationalization of the British-owned company. The company, eventually known as
The building figures prominently in the book "
Historic Archive
Established in 1873, this is the only Archive containing complete and specific information about emblematic buildings and water supply planning of Buenos Aires.[5] This archive is composed by three main Archives.[6]
Water Network Supply Archive
Contains plans about Water treatment plants, sewage and water network supply, drains and projects.
The information found in these plans includes type, size and material of pipes, dates, architectural drawings, etc.
Size of collection: about 60.000 plans, oldest is from 1870.
This archive is not available to the public. Some plans approved for public release were published through books, newspapers and websites.[7]
Water Connection Application Records
Holds a large collection of documents detailing building category, water connection application forms, construction materials, measures, number of pipe connections, names of the owners, etc of almost each building constructed in Buenos Aires. Many documents are signed by famous and important people of Argentina such as president
Size of collection: about 350,000 records.
This Archive is not available to the public. Some documents approved for public release were published through books, newspapers and websites.
Plumbing Plans Archive
Keeps plumbing and fire hydrants service plans of 320,000 land lots of
Accesses is to authorized individuals. Some plans were approved for public release, and were published in books, newspapers and websites.
Exterior
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Detail of the exterior facing Riobamba Street -
Detail of the main façade -
Interior
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Still pipes inside the facility -
The building's museum -
Former Water reservoir, now AySA Archives -
Historic AySA Archives -
Model of the Water Company Palace at AySA Archives -
Historic Plumbing Plan at AySA Archives
References
- ^ a b c Wilson, Jason. A Cultural Guide to the City of Buenos Aires. Oxford, England: Signal Books, 1999.
- ^ Obras Sanitarias, debut de la ingeniería Argentina (in Spanish)
- ^ Reseña histórica (in Spanish)
- ^ "Official AySA Website".
- ^ a b "Historic Aysa Archives ordinance".
- ^ "Historic Plans Archive brochure" (PDF).
- ^ "Large Masonry Waste Vent".
External links
- Museum of Water and Health History - Aguas y Saneamientos Argentinos (in Spanish)
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