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Established | 1932 |
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Location | Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Coordinates | 22°30′37″S 43°11′03″W / 22.51037°S 43.18424°W |
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Biographical museum Writer's home Historic house museum |
Santos Dumont Museum House ( Portuguese: Museu Casa de Santos Dumont), better known as The Enchanted ( Portuguese: A Encantada), is a museum located in the municipality of Petrópolis, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1]
The house is a picturesque residence built in 1918 for Aeronaut Alberto Santos-Dumont on a steep hillside near the centre of the city. [1] The street is Rua do Encanto, meaning "Enchanted Street", so the house was nicknamed A Encantada, "The Enchanted". [1] [2] It was constructed with the help of engineer Eduardo Pederneiras. [3]
The house has some unusual innovations. Most notably, one of his inventions was the shower with hot water, [1] the only one of Brazil at that time, [3] being heated with alcohol. [2] [4] The external staircase of the house can only be climbed starting with the right foot, [1] [3] [4] while the internal staircase can only started with the left foot. [3] [4] [2] The internal architecture of the house is unusual for the period in that no partitions are used between the rooms. [2] [3] The house also has no kitchen, [3] Santos-Dumont having all his meals delivered from the restaurant of the Palace Hotel, [2] which at that time was across the street. It is now the Catholic University of Petrópolis. [4]
The house has three floors, plus an observatory on the roof. [1] [2] [3]
Santos-Dumont's second book, O que eu vi, o que nós veremos, was written in the house in 1918. [4]
After his death, the house was donated to the City Hall of Petrópolis by his nephews so that "an institution was installed that would maintain his memory." [3] [4] [5]
On July 14, 1952, the house was registered by IPHAN and today is part of the National Historical and Artistic Heritage. [1] [6] [5]
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Established | 1932 |
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Location | Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Coordinates | 22°30′37″S 43°11′03″W / 22.51037°S 43.18424°W |
Type |
Biographical museum Writer's home Historic house museum |
Santos Dumont Museum House ( Portuguese: Museu Casa de Santos Dumont), better known as The Enchanted ( Portuguese: A Encantada), is a museum located in the municipality of Petrópolis, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1]
The house is a picturesque residence built in 1918 for Aeronaut Alberto Santos-Dumont on a steep hillside near the centre of the city. [1] The street is Rua do Encanto, meaning "Enchanted Street", so the house was nicknamed A Encantada, "The Enchanted". [1] [2] It was constructed with the help of engineer Eduardo Pederneiras. [3]
The house has some unusual innovations. Most notably, one of his inventions was the shower with hot water, [1] the only one of Brazil at that time, [3] being heated with alcohol. [2] [4] The external staircase of the house can only be climbed starting with the right foot, [1] [3] [4] while the internal staircase can only started with the left foot. [3] [4] [2] The internal architecture of the house is unusual for the period in that no partitions are used between the rooms. [2] [3] The house also has no kitchen, [3] Santos-Dumont having all his meals delivered from the restaurant of the Palace Hotel, [2] which at that time was across the street. It is now the Catholic University of Petrópolis. [4]
The house has three floors, plus an observatory on the roof. [1] [2] [3]
Santos-Dumont's second book, O que eu vi, o que nós veremos, was written in the house in 1918. [4]
After his death, the house was donated to the City Hall of Petrópolis by his nephews so that "an institution was installed that would maintain his memory." [3] [4] [5]
On July 14, 1952, the house was registered by IPHAN and today is part of the National Historical and Artistic Heritage. [1] [6] [5]