Grande Hotel of Ouro Preto

Grande Hotel of Ouro Preto
Grande Hotel de Ouro Preto
Grande Hotel of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais
Grande Hotel in Brazil Location of Grande Hotel of Ouro Preto in Brazil
General information
Architectural style	Modernist
Address	Rua Senador Rocha Lagoa, 164, Centro, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais
Town or city	Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais
Country	Brazil
Coordinates	20°23′03″S 43°30′18.4″W / 20.38417°S 43.505111°W
Client	Serviço do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico (SPHAN) and State Government of Minas Gerais
Design and construction
Architect	Oscar Niemeyer
Structural engineer	Alberto Santos
Civil engineer	Domingo Buzatti
Other designers	Hydraulic designer: Anton Dittl Landscape designer: Roberto Burle Marx
Main contractor	State Secretary of Roads and Public Works, Minas Gerais
Website
grandehotelouropreto.com.br

The Grande Hotel of Ouro Preto (Portuguese: Grande Hotel de Ouro Preto) is a hotel in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Constructed in 1940, it is one of the early works of the architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012). The Serviço do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico (SPHAN), the precursor to the Brazilian National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage, designated the city of Ouro Preto as a historic site and domestic tourist destination. SPHAN, in consultation with the architect Lúcio Costa, commissioned the construction of a modern hotel in the city. Niemeyer's design was chosen over that of Carlos Leão (1906-1983).^[1][2][3]

References

1. Hess, Alan (2009). Oscar Niemeyer buildings. New York: Rizzoli. pp. 72–79. ISBN 9780847831906.
2. Lara, Fernando Luiz (2002). "One Step Back, Two Steps Forward: The Maneuvering of Brazilian Avant-Garde". Journal of Architectural Education. 55 (4): 211–219.
3. Macedo, Danilo (2008). Da matéria à invenção: as obras de Oscar Niemeyer em Minas Gerais, 1938-1955 (in Portuguese). Brasília: Câmara dos Deputados, Centro de Documentação e Informação, Coordenação de Publicações. pp. 337–344. ISBN 9788573655346.