Size:
Height: 85 meters.
Floors: 20.Condición:
Completed in 1933. Mr. Joseph A.
Cuevas.
Location: Mexico City, Del. Cuauhtémoc.
Use: Home of the National Lottery draws Mexicana.
Figure 1: Structure of Building National Lottery, Mr. Terzagui said in 1936 at a conference of Engineering in Massachusetts USA., that this construction is a feat of engineering that increases greatly for his daring and originality. "
Figure 2: The building comes up in the frenzy of the buildings of the decade 20 to 30, its design was inspired by Art Deco, adeoptando items in bronze, glass, etc., One can see in the picture below international flows the design of the building. 
Figure 3: Appearance Moro current building (2006), note that the design has shifted from the front end in 1933 when it opened. Moro building's nickname, derived from the vault the building is reminiscent of the Moorish flag that Mr. Ramón Ibarra built for the exhibition in San Luis Potosi and Mexico to be brought to and placed in the Central Alameda would be made to the drawings of the Charities Lottery. 
Source: Enrique X. de Anda., History of Mexican architecture. 2nd ed. Edit. Gustavo Gili, SL. 2006, Spain, 275 p. Calendar of the National Lottery for 2004 edition. Ivan TMY ©, Blog Mexico Buildings, 2007, edificios_mexico@hotmail.com
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