page_title: Museo Memoria de la Ciudad
section_title: More significant samples
hierarchical_section_title: Museo Memoria de la Ciudad / More significant samples
caption_attribution_description: Pinturas y objetos varios
context_page_description: The Museum of the Memory of the City is located in the Viola House, one of the nine buildings that make up the architectonic complex Manzana de la Rivera, in front the Government house, in Asunción, capital of Paraguay. This Museum was an idea of the architect Carlos Colombino, and was inaugurated on 14 August 1996. a journey through its different spaces will allow to make a reading of Asuncion's history, in its different phases of development. The objects that it treasures had been collected in the country, as well as in the cities of New York City, Madrid, Paris, Montevideo and Buenos Aires.
context_section_description: ARCHEOLOGY
  The native guaraníes developed a prolific agro pottery activity. For the fabrication of objects they used a pottery decorated with fingers and natural dyeing. In the Museum you can appreciate an urn, used to bury their dead people.
  ARCHITECTURE
   
  Concrete Lion
  The lion is a very appreciated animal, especially in the European heraldry, it was used as a decorative element in Asuncion's architecture. A concrete lion is appreciated in the Museum.
  Door of the National Club
  A carved and assembled door belonged to the National Club, founded by Carlos Antonio López’ sons and sons in law. The building to which it belonged was designed by the architect Alejandro Ravizza, being finished in 1860, located in the corner of Palma street, between 25 de diciembre (today named Chile) and Atajo (today named Alberdi).
  Concrete Shield of Paraguay
  Ornamental constructive element exponent of Paraguayan culture.
  Wind proof door with beveled glass with Paraguay's shield.
  Paraguay's shield was created by José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia in 1820. next to Paraguay's shield is the one named "Hacienda" created by the consuls Mariano R. Alonso and Carlos A. López in the Extraordinary Congress, 25 November 1842.
  Colonial drew tiles from the Castelvi House.
  The constructive elements of Paraguayan architecture are a result of different architectonic influences: formals, functional, stylish and constructive. 
   
  DOCUMENTS
  Among the most important documents that the Museum has, the maps stand out. The maps are from different periods and establish a reflection of the historic evolution of the region. In a colored map made in Ámsterdam in 1694: Paraguay or Province of the Río La Plata with adjacent can be appreciated the adjacent regions of Tucumán and Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
  In Paraguay's map, made at the beginnings of the 20th century, you can see the Chaco territory lost after the Guerra del Chaco (Chaco war).
  In Paraguay's map, vulgo Paraguay, with adjacent, made in the 17th century, you can see Asuncion's street-map.
  Doña Ysabel Venegas’ Will
  The object shown is a copy of the original Hill of Doña Isabel Venegas, cross-bred and main woman, neighbor of Asunción city, in 1578. The original one is in the National registry of Asunción (Archivo Nacional de Asunción) Juditial and Criminal Section, vol. 1537.
  Score
  There are many scores of great value for Paraguayan musical history saved in this Museum: Añoranza triste (Sad nostalgia), Canción guarani (Guaraní song), Gratitud (Gratitude) by Carlos Federico Reyes, musician, humorist, writer and painter, born in Asunción, on 15 October 1909. Died in 1999. There are also the original scores of the polka Recuerdos de Caacupé (Caacupé memories).
  Asuncion's street rectification by José G. Rodríguez de Francia
  Acrylic panel representation: the yellow bands: street's grids (medieval European model established by the Population's ordinance and brought to America by the Spanish people. Asuncion lost like that its last prototypical Paraguayan characteristics). The black bands: map made by Azara.
  Asuncion's Coasting Band Project and Urban Environment Development plan
  The coasting band Project propose to give solutions to many social, environmental, urban, and technical problems, caused by the spate of Paraguay River (río Paraguay); as to give a new image to that zone of the city.
  ART
  Paintings
  La mestiza, Indígenas chaqueños: by Roberto Holden
  El mercado Guasú, Calle Palma  by Ignacio Núñez Soler
  La Chacarita: by Alicia Bravard
  Personajes del Mercado de Asunción: little statues by Serafín Marsal(1861–1951). Born in Spain and arrived to Paraguay in 1907, where he settled definitively.
   
  Maqueta del Centro histórico de Asunción
  Asuncion's Historic Centre Model 
  A three-dimensional representation of the city, the historical buildings are in Light brown. The rest of the buildings are in a neutral color.
  Pictures of the book Paraguay's Republic
  Pictures: Payaguá Chief, House of Government, Asuncion's Market, Cathedral Church, Encarnación Church, Brigadier Gral. Francisco Solano López, Government Park, Asuncion's Nau
caption: Paintings and various objects
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