{"id":4213,"date":"2013-10-06T09:36:13","date_gmt":"2013-10-06T12:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recoletacemetery.com\/?p=4213"},"modified":"2024-03-29T12:26:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T11:26:01","slug":"510-julio-dormal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/?p=4213","title":{"rendered":"512. julio dormal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Recognized Argentine architects like Juli\u00e1n Garc\u00eda N\u00fa\u00f1ez<\/a> & Alejandro Christophersen<\/a> helped build Recoleta Cemetery and were buried there as well. But surprisingly few burial sites for major architects are known today. Perhaps they shared a similar fate as that of Julio Dormal…<\/p>\n

Born in 1846 in Li\u00e8ge (Belgium), Jules Dormal Godet<\/strong> arrived in Argentina after studying architecture in Paris. Early business deals failed but after settling in Buenos Aires in 1870, Dormal’s timing & contacts could not have been better. Sarmiento<\/a> hired him to design a new park—Parque 3 de Febrero—previously occupied by the estate<\/a> of the President’s arch-enemy, Juan Manuel de Rosas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Many more projects followed.\u00a0In fact, Dormal was responsible for several landmarks still visible today in Buenos Aires. He designed the tomb to house the remains of General San Mart\u00edn<\/a> inside the cathedral (top photo above). After the assassination of architect Victor Meano, he continued construction of the National Congress:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Meano also left the Teatro Col\u00f3n<\/strong> incomplete, so Dormal took over as well & designed much of the interior:<\/p>\n

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In following years, Dormal completed or executed from start to finish many of the aristocratic mansions in the northern sector of the city. The Palacio Pereda<\/strong> now houses the Brazilian embassy:<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately many of those grand houses have since been demolished. But the residence for Julio Pe\u00f1a<\/strong> still stands on Calle Florida, now occupied by the Sociedad Rural Argentina. Non-members can get a peek at the luxury inside by going for lunch at the restaurant:<\/p>\n

\"Buenos<\/p>\n

\"Buenos<\/p>\n

Not limited to only Buenos Aires, Dormal also built several notable structures in other cities. Perhaps his most emblematic work outside the capital is the very afrancesado<\/em> Casa de Gobierno<\/strong> in La Plata:<\/p>\n

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Dormal passed away in 1924 & was buried in Recoleta Cemetery inside the mausoleum belonging to his second wife, Elena Sosa D\u00edaz<\/strong>. But his remains were cremated in 1989 and, according to cemetery records, were likely placed inside the Dolmas Ar\u00e9valo<\/strong> vault. Why? No one knows. However, neither the Sosa D\u00edaz tomb nor that of Dolmas Ar\u00e9valo exist today.<\/p>\n

Hopefully Jules Dormal continues to rest in peace wherever he may be.<\/p>\n

Photos of the Casa de Gobierno in La Plata courtesy of Marcelo Metayer<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recognized Argentine architects like Juli\u00e1n Garc\u00eda N\u00fa\u00f1ez & Alejandro Christophersen helped build Recoleta Cemetery and were buried there as well. But surprisingly few burial sites…<\/p>\n

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