Whoever visits Buenos Aires knows that one of the things that characterizes it is the diversity in Architecture. Countless palaces are found in the city with different styles and interesting stories.
Today I want to introduce you to another palace in the city, very particular and located in an area away from traffic and main avenues. It is the Hirsch Palace and belongs to what is known as Belgrano R. An area that is on the border between three neighborhoods, Villa Urquiza, Coghlan and Colegiales but is part of Belgrano, is considered a sub-neighborhood within the city.
Hoy quiero presentarles un palacio más de la ciudad, muy particular y ubicado en una zona alejado del tráfico y de las avenidas principales. Se trata del Palacio Hirsch y pertenece a lo que se conoce como Belgrano R. Una zona que se encuentra en limite entre tres barrios, Villa Urquiza, Coghlan y Colegiales pero que forma parte de Belgrano. Es considerado un sub-barrio dentro de la ciudad.
Reflection photograph of the palace facade.
(Fotografía reflejo de la fachada del palacio.)
This palace originally belonged to a Scottish mechanical engineer named John Angus and was inaugurated in 1895 but later the property was sold to the German Jewish businessman Alfredo Hirsch, president of the Bunge & Born company in 1910, who in addition to being president and co-owner of this company was an art lover.
The mansion was renamed from "Belmont Residence" to "Hirsch Residence", after some remodeling and extensions to the palace. It is one of the best preserved palaces in the neighborhood in front of the largest lung which is the Castelli Square.
Éste palacio perteneció en sus orígenes a un ingeniero mecánico escosés llamado John Angus y fue inaugurado en el año 1895 pero posteriormente la propiedad fue vendida al empresario judío alemán Alfredo Hirsch, presidente de la empresa Bunge & Born para el año 1910, quien además de ser presidente y co-propietario de esta compañía era un aficionado al arte.
La mansión paso de llamarse "Residencia Belmont" a "Residencia Hirsch", luego de aplicar ciertas remodelaciones en el palacio y ampliaciones. Es uno de los palacios más conservados que se encuentran en el barrio frente al más grande pulmón que es la plaza Castelli.
Side view of Hirsch Palace. (Vista lateral del palacio Hirsch.)
Upper left side of the building.
(Parte superior izquierda del edificio.)
The dimensions of this building exceed 1000 square meters and it consists of two floors, a basement, a mezzanine and the Central Hall. As I mentioned before, the owner Alfredo Hirsch was fond of art, that is why in his mansion there were valuable paintings and works of art as decoration. Years later some of these works had been donated to the National Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Buenos Aires.
Over the years the building was remodeled, restructured and the descendants of this family continued with their legacy by opening its doors only to introduce more works to the mansion. It is not enabled for visitors and although it is not used as a family home it is still preserved under this concept, however it is said that at some fleeting moment it opened its doors to function as a museum. The palace is historical patrimony with structural protection.
Las dimensiones de este edificio superan los 1000 metros cuadrados y está constituida por dos pisos, un sótano, un entretecho y el Hall Central. Cómo anteriormente lo mencioné el propietario Alfredo Hirsch era aficionado al arte, es por ello que en su mansión se encontraban valiosas pinturas y obras de arte en concepto de decoración. Años después algunas de estas obras habían sido donadas al museo nacional de bellas artes de la ciudad de Buenos Aires.
Con el pasar de los años el edificio fue remodelado, reestructurado y los decendientes de esta familia continuaron con su legado al abrir sus puertas únicamente para introducir más obras a la mansión. No está habilitado para visitantes y aunque no se le da un uso de vivienda familiar es aún conservado bajo este concepto, sin embargo se dice que en algún momento fugaz abrió sus puertas para funcionar como un museo. El palacio es patrimonio histórico con protección estructural.
Close-up shot with the palace in the background.
(Toma en primer plano con el palacio al fondo.)
Photograph taken from Castelli square.
(Fotografía tomada desde la plaza Castelli.)
This is the first palace I have known that was not acquired by the state for political uses, offices or to create a ministry. The building belongs to the Hirsch family and their descendants. In fact Hirsch's daughter created the Amigos de la Música foundation and they continue with the artistic legacy.
It is very important to preserve this type of buildings and palaces in the cities and even more important to work to preserve its structure with the main aesthetics and origin. I particularly think that they beautify the city and that in this way one can admire these relevant architectural works that marked the history of the countries. I look forward to be attentive if someday they decide to open its doors to be able to know the interior of this emblematic building in the neighborhood of Belgrano and thus be able to admire the works of art that are there in addition to all its interior design.
What do you think of the Hirsch Palace? Leave me a comment and tell me if in your country or place you know this kind of palaces or structures of great value and conservation 😉
Éste es el primer palacio que he conocido que no fue adquirido por el estado para usos políticos, de oficinas o para crear algún ministerio. El edificio pertenece a la familia Hirsch y sus descendiente. De hecho la hija de Hirsch creó la fundación Amigos de la Música y continúan con el legado artístico.
Es muy importante este tipo de construcciones y palacios en la ciudades y más aún que se trabaje para conservar su estructura con la estética principal y de origen. Particularmente pienso que embellecen la ciudad y que de esta manera se puede admirar éstas obras arquitectónicas relevantes que marcaron historia en los países. Espero ansioso poder estar atento si algún día toman la decisión de abrir sus puertas para poder conocer el interior de este emblemático edificio en el barrio de Belgrano y de esta forma poder admirar las obras de arte que se encuentran allí además de todo su diseño interior.
¿Que te ha parecido el Palacio Hirsch? Déjame un comentario y cuéntame si en tu país o en lugar que te encuentres conoces este tipo de palacios o estructuras de gran valor y conservación 😉
Another photograph of reflections of this palace using my cell phone as support material.
(Otra fotografía de reflejos de este palacio utilizando mi celular como material de apoyo.)
Poster with the location of the Hirsch palace.
(Cartel con la ubicación del palacio Hirsch.)
View of the top of the building.
(Vista de la parte superior del edificio.)
Back of the palace. (Parte trasera del palacio.)
All the photos and texts in this post are my authorship.
(Todas las fotos y textos presentes en éste post son de mi autoría.)
Something about just preserving and not opening it to anyone just makes it maintain its uniqueness.
It’s a very gorgeous historic building, I’d love to have a closeup view physically.
By the way, you’ve shown us almost every inch of the building. The shots are incredible!
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