General Information
| Name in local language: | Iglesia de la Virgen de la Medalla Milagrosa |
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| Beginning of works: | 1954 |
| Completion: | 1955 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Church |
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| Structure: |
Hyperbolic-paraboloid shell |
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete structure |
Location
| Location: |
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Address: | Matias Romero / Ixcateopan |
| Location description: |
Located 200 meters east of Division del Norte Station on Metro Line 3. |
| Coordinates: | 19° 22' 46.03" N 99° 9' 25.96" W |
Technical Information
Materials
| shell |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Design
- Felix Candela (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (1963): Candela/The Shell Builder. Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York (USA), pp. 76-87.
- : Félix Candela. Engineer, Builder, Structural Artist. Princeton University Art Museum, Yale University Press, New Haven (USA), ISBN 978-0-300-12209-1, pp. 116-127.
- (2008): Félix Candela 1910-1997. Die Beherrschung der Grenzen. Taschen, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 978-3-8228-3723-8, pp. 31-35.
- (2016): Seismic assessment of Félix Candela's concrete shells and their behavior during the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. A case study on the Church of our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. Presented at: Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC) 2016, Leuven, Belgium, 13-15 September 2016.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20018836 - Published on:
05/12/2005 - Last updated on:
02/10/2016
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