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Description:
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According to the "Giornale Ufficiale Illustrato", the architect Roland Le Wacher started his career in Rome, where he designed the big station of "Carabinieri" at Prati di Castello. Successively, he moved to Argentina, where he has been living and working for years: here, he covered important roles in public administration, and served as Minister of Public Works. In addition, Le Wacher gained a great success as architect in building several private and public buildings in Buenos Aires: for instance, he designed the New Italian Bank building in Vittoria square, the building of the School of Law and the "Pavilion of the Lakes". Finally, he was involved in many Universal Expositions; among these, he obtained the honor mention for the Exposition of Architecture in 1898 and designed the Pavilion of Argentina in Turin 1911. |
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Structures:
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  Pavilion of the Republic of ArgentinaAccording to the CTI guide, "the Americas could not respond with greater impulse, nor in a more majestic way, to the invitation extended to the entire world from Italy for this celebration of work. The Republic of Argentina, the entire of Latin America, Brazil and the United States, wave their glorious standards along the right bank of the Po.
It is composed of central body with two large lateral halls. From the corners of the central wing, of a square layout, four turrets, in the form of pinnacles, rise with colored balls above them. On the four corners of the pavilion, there are as many risalits with arched windows and skylights. The central attic is artistically decorated by groups of statues and its 23 meters high from the ground, while the turrets reach a maximum height of 35 meters. "
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