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Gobierno Militar de Pontevedra

Gobierno Militar de Pontevedra is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gobierno Militar de Pontevedra rather than just read about it. In short: The Gobierno Militar de Pontevedra or Ministry of Defence Building in Pontevedra is a late 19th-century building located in the city of Pontevedra (Spain) and designed by the architect Alejandro Sesmero. Location The building is located at the south-eastern end of Palm Trees Park in the centre of Pontevedra.

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Reference excerpt

Location The building is located at the south-eastern end of Palm Trees Park in the centre of Pontevedra.

History In 1879, the mayor of Pontevedra, Alejandro Mon Landa, proposed the creation of a schoolhouse to group together the city's primary schools. In 1882, the architect Alejandro Sesmero presented the project. The budget was considered too high and the project was significantly delayed. At the end of 1885, the mayor, José López Pérez, took over the project and Sesmero modified it to reduce the budget. In September 1887, the construction of the building on the former fairground of San José was approved. The work, entrusted to the builder José Cons Estévez, began in 1889 and was completed in April 1892. The building was inaugurated as a school in August 1892. In September of the same year, the academic year began in the building, which was called Grupo Escolar Eduardo Vincenti (popularly known as Grupo Escolar Las Palmeras), for all the schools in the city. The building was used temporarily as a field hospital between the demolition of the Hospital of Saint John of God in the Plaza Curros Enríquez and the construction of the Provincial Hospital of Pontevedra (1896–1897). From 1898 onwards, the building housed the Topographical Brigade of the Ministry of Defence in Pontevedra until 1909 when it was returned to the City Council. However, the Pontevedra City Council finally ceded the building to the army for military use in 1913 as the headquarters of the "Gobierno Militar" and the Ministry of Defence of the province of Pontevedra. On 19 June 1995, the former "Gobierno Militar" of Pontevedra was transformed into the Defence Department Office of the province of Pontevedra. A few years later, by decree of 7 November 2003, the Pontevedra Defence Office became, as in most Spanish provincial capitals, the "Subdelegación" of Defence of the province.

Description The building was originally designed by the architect Alejandro Sesmero with a single floor to prevent children from falling down the stairs. It is a rectangular, elongated building with a predominance of horizontal lines. It consists of a ground and first floor and three sections on the main façade. The windows and doors have flat frames ending in segmental arches. The central section of the façade is slightly more advanced and decorated than the side sections. The main entrance has a stone balcony on the first floor supported by two columns with Tuscan capitals which support a simple entablature. The rear façade is similar in design to the main façade but has a central projecting section in place of the balcony and the porticoed entrance to the building. It is surrounded by a space with trees and gardens for the private use of the Ministry of Defence.

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Gobierno Militar de Pontevedra

In research: Gobierno Militar de Pontevedra appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gobierno Militar de Pontevedra in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gobierno Militar de Pontevedra is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1892 in Spain, Buildings and structures completed in 1892, Buildings and structures in Pontevedra, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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The Gobierno Militar de Pontevedra or Ministry of Defence Building in Pontevedra is a late 19th-century building located in the city of Pontevedra (Spain) and designed by the architect Alejandro Sesmero. Location The building is located at the south-eastern end of Palm Trees Park in the centre of P…

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