competition for the Opera House, Rio de Janeiro, 1859

Location: 
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Architect: 
1st Prize to Gustavo Waehneldt, of Rio de Janerio; 2nd Prize to W.J. Green & Louis De Ville, of London; 3rd Prize to Samuel Sloan, of Philadelphia
Client or Owner: 
not listed
Type of Content: 
article on selection of winning designs, from the 25 competitors who submitted drawings
Length of Article: 
150 w.; + 500 w. descrip. of 2nd Prize entry, with full page plate showing exterior perspective; + interior perspective & descrip.
Source: 
The Builder [London], Vol. 17, 10 September 1859, p. 600; + 15 October 1859, p. 680-81; + 22 Oct. 1859, p. 695-96
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