Cathedral of La Plata

Catedral de la Plata ( 1884-1999 ), also known as Catedral de las pampas, is a neo-Gothic Cathedral, Episcopal Church of the Archdiocese of La Plata and landmark of the city of La Plata, capital of the province of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

History

1881 were advertised 70,000 pesos in the newly founded city in the context of an architectural competition for the planning of various public buildings, the plans for the cathedral were however Despite significant international participation in the contest discarded.

Instead, was the head of the Bautenressorts ( Obras Públicas ) of the province, Ing Pedro Benoit, in charge of the project, which took over the planning together with the German architect Ernst Meyer and the French architect Emile Coutaret. 1884 was laid by the godfather Dardo Rocha and his wife Juana de Arana Rocha the foundation, in 1885 the project was officially approved, which was designed as a neo-gothic cathedral in the French style and originally three towers envisaged.

Construction began in 1898, the rose was used in 1928, in 1932 the cathedral was officially opened on the 50th anniversary of the city of La Plata, and on 19 November 1932, the first service was held even before the construction was completed. Until 1940, inter alia, supplied the stained glass for the transept of the Munich Franz Xaver Zettler and placed the choir stalls, the seat of honor for the Archbishop and the confessionals.

1941 follows the base of pink granite from Olavarría, gray granite from San Luis and black granite from Balcarce. 1947, the cathedral was completed, on the whole, after the windows of the French company Lorin & Maunejean were attached.

On 19 February 1999, the two 111,70 m high towers were inaugurated and the chimes rang, so ends the good hundred years of architectural history.

The rosette consists of about 25,000 pieces of glass and represents to 180 m², the Heavenly Jerusalem

Participating Artists

• Leo Moroder ( born April 15, 1899 in Ortisei † 1982 in Buenos Aires ). From him the most wood carvings, originate, for example the figure of Christ ( Cristo Crucificado ), the Virgin Mary statue ( Inmaculada Concepción ) in 1967 and San Juan Bautista de Rossi. Moroder had learned his craft from his uncle Alois Anton Insam - Tavella and worked after the First World War a few years with his uncle Franz Moroder, but emigrated in 1924 with his compatriot Leo miller's man to Argentina. In the Sala Moroder of the Cathedral Museum is a bust Moroder, which was made in 1982 by Leo Moroder's daughter, Marta, on the occasion of his death.
• Miguel tavern, also from Ortisei (St. Ulrich), carved by Moroder Plans to the seat of honor for the Archbishop ( trono arzobispal ), the confessionals come from him.
• Leo, Vigil and August miller's man are responsible for the choir stalls (1936 ), whose ornament comes with heads of Moroder's hand.
• Francesco De Poli from the northern Italian town of Vittorio Veneto contributed, which consists of 25 bells, 20 -ton carillon, which is located at a height of 75m in the tower dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Swell

• Catedral de la Plata. La Plata Cathedral. Eds. Fundación Catedral. [ Color brochure without Date ].
• ZAGO, Manrique. Eds. La Catedral de la Plata. Obras de conservación, puesta en valor y completamiento. 1998
• -----. Eds. La Catedral de la Plata. El templo mayor neogotico del siglo XX. MZ ediciones SRL y Fundación Catedral. ISBN 987-97767-5-5. [ In this particular the essays: " La Catedral de la tierra y el fruto trabajo del hombre, " Guillermo Pilia and Nelly Lombardi, S. 96-105; " Las tallas en madera del coro de la catedral, " Héctor Luis Arena, pp. 106-120. ]