About São Paulo's Field trip
GROUND ZERO
By: Lucas O.
Located in Cathedral Square, the downtown area, the ground
zero of
São Paulo is a historical monument, has hexagonal prism shape, coated in marble; and symbolizes the geographic center of the state capital. The function of this miniobelisk has its roots in the early twentieth century, when enumeration of public roads was defined by several starting points. Then, with the creation of Ground Zero, it was decided that the numbers should always leave, in progressive order, the centrality fixed stuff in front of the Se Cathedral.
The suggestion for the creation of Marco Zero came in 1921 by Américo R. Netto, journalist and member of the Paulista Good Roads Association. For the implementation of the project, Américo indicated Jean Gabriel Villi, sculptor of French origin. But only 11 years later, the journalist had his proposal approved by Antonio Carlos Assumpção, which at that time was the mayor. In 1934, the structure was installed and that became the first ground zero of all of South America.
The miniobelisco features in each of its six faces, the location of an important region of Brazil. The demarcated areas are: Goiás, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Santos and Parana. Each region presents a picture created by Jean Gabriel Villi as a symbol.
On the surface of the ground zero of the city of
São Paulo there is a bronze plaque, which has been the victim of theft several times, which can be checked the most important points of the capital at the time of the monument creation. Demarcations indicate the Paulista Avenue, Consolação Street, the Fatherland Volunteer Street, located in the north, the Ypiranga Museum (spelled this way in the period), the Faculty of Medicine, University of
São Paulo (USP), the station Light, the river Pinheiros and the Tiete river.
Ladeira Porto Geral
By: Rodrigo Ogawa
When I was in "Ladeira Porto Geral”, I saw a lot of people in a hurry to go to some places. For example, people were going to work or going back home. In that place, I saw commercial places and some
stores, on the street there were a lot of salesmen currently and also
in the past. The people bought their products too fast and after that they walked fast again and the movement didn´t stop and the people continued to be in a hurry.
"Ladeira Porto Geral” street in a commercial área
SE CATHEDRAL
BY: PEDRO SERRANO
In 1913, the construction of the Cathedral began as it is today. It was made by the German Maximilian Emil Hehl, Professor of Architecture at the Polytechnic School. The temple was inaugurated on January 25, 1954, for the celebration of the 4th centenary of the city of São Paulo, still without the two main towers .
The first version of the church was installed in 1591 when the Tibiriçá chief chose the land where you find the first temple of the city, built in mud mortar ( wall made of clay and crushed straw, structured in logs).
