Alejandro Chataing

Alejandro Chataing (1873-1928) was an important Venezuelan architect. Chataing, a disciple of Juan Hurtado Manrique, was known as the "great constructor of the regime of Cipriano Castro." He was a prolific architect who helped give Caracas a new face.

In general, his projects demonstrated a remarkable eclecticism, with tendencies that included neo-Renaissance, neo-Romanesque, morisco and neo-Baroque. At the same time, next to the traditional Venezuelan rubblework, he used concrete foundations, as well as iron joists in the intrafloor space, a method characteristic of the transitional period between the 19th and 20th centuries.

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