Palácio Garibaldi, Palace in historic center of Curitiba, Brazil.
Palacio Garibaldi is a palace located in the historic center of Curitiba, featuring eclectic architecture blended with neoclassical design. Its facade displays ornate windows, distinctive arches, and a decorative iron staircase marking the main entrance.
The building was constructed in 1904 as the headquarters for the Italian Society Giuseppe Garibaldi. During World War II, the state government took over the structure for administrative functions.
The bronze bust of Giuseppe Garibaldi was inaugurated in 1933. A two-metre stone brought from Monte Grappa in Italy recalls the Brazilian soldiers of the Força Expedicionária Brasileira. The building also houses the Associazione Giuseppe Garibaldi and the Comitato Dante Alighieri Italian-Brazilian cultural centre.
The building houses the Associação Giuseppe Garibaldi and the Centro Cultural Ítalo-Brasileiro Comitato Dante Alighieri. Visitors enter from the street through an iron gate with plant-shaped motifs, then climb a handmade staircase to the atrium. The palace is listed as a Unidade de Interesse de Preservação by the city of Curitiba.
The facade seen today is a 1932 remodelling by Italian architect João de Mio, who kept Ernesto Guaita's original 1887 project out of respect for his former collaborator. The work enlarged the building's volume and replaced the original two-slope roof with the current one, while the ornamental features of the main facade stayed as designed.
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