The Quadrangle (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras)
University of Puerto Rico Tower and The Quadrangle | |
Spanish Revival | |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003174[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | May 17, 1984 |
The Quadrangle (Spanish: El Cuadrángulo) is the heart and main quadrangle of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Together with the Roosevelt Tower (La Torre), it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the University of Puerto Rico Tower and The Quadrangle, for its unique history which represents the union between Puerto Rican architecture with the Jeffersonian Neoclassical style often seen in American universities.[2][3] It is famous for its lines of Puerto Rican royal palm (Roystonea borinquena) or palma real and the architecture of its surrounding buildings.[4]
The Quadrangle was designed by Puerto Rican architect Rafael Carmoega.[2] The University of Puerto Rico Theater was first built on its eastern edge in 1939.[5][6]
The Quadrangle is the largest courtyard space in the
See also
- La Torre, officially known in English as Roosevelt Tower
- University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ "ArquiRioPiedras y Cuadrángulo Histórico UPR". Puerto Rico Historic Buildings Drawings Society. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ "Llamado para reforestar el Paseo Real de la UPR de Río Piedras". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ "Teatro". Universidad de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ "El Teatro UPR – Teatro UPR". Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ "Teatro UPR – Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de Río Piedras". Retrieved 2022-01-22.
