The links are part of the architecture that surrounds them.

Your emotions, your story is housed in the architecture

Located at the corner of Gradillas, one of the corners of Plaza Bolívar, in downtown Caracas, Venezuela.

Hello dear @hive community. I have been absent for work and study reasons. Today I return and it is no coincidence that one of the words in the title of my post links me in a beautiful way to @Architecture+Desing: LINKS.

These days I went to accompany a friend to a medical appointment, on the way we decided to browse a cultural and historical space that was close to our destination. I am referring to One of the Houses of Simón Bolívar, liberator and hero of Venezuela and other Hispanic countries.

First, I want to tell you with joy that I am doing a course to learn to tell stories. Yes, to tell stories! a wonderful communication tool that helps us to convey a message and capture the attention of the participants.

Here I go with my story, according to the story that historians told me:

Once upon a time and at some point in history, there was a boy who was very happy, since he was little he had the air of a leader. When he grew up, he was part of the Venezuelan army, he got involved in political ideologies and fought against the Spanish crown in such a way that he ended up liberating the countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

In the center of the city of Caracas, there is a house converted into a "museum" space, it keeps the history of an important period of Simón Bolívar, I mean "La Casa del vinculo"

Why the name "House of the link and return"?

Well, this house was for Bolívar of great personal and professional meaning and symbolism.

Legends say that he was very much in love with his wife María Teresa del Toro in the 19th century. They were married for a short time because she died a few months after getting married due to yellow fever. That passionate and legalized beautiful love was domiciled in what is now called "House of the bond".

Historians say that after the death of his life became chaos, excesses and disorder for a long period of time.

When he became a widower, he returned to Europe, educated himself, and was influenced by important personalities who inspired and motivated him. When he returns to Venezuela, he settles again in that house, where endless meetings were held prior to the independence of Venezuela, apart from having been a land of love for our liberator, it also housed the patriotic society of other Hispanic American leaders: Francisco de Miranda. That is to say that these walls and corners are loaded with infinite energies and secrets of love and political conquests.

Inheritance, marriage-Death of his wife, -last visit, -return of the liberator, -patriotic society. In the place, there is a space where they narrate in writing part of the events related to Simón Bolívar in different moments of his history lived in that place.

At some point in the evolution of our history a tragedy occurred, perhaps trying to forget, erasing or acting with indifference to part of our origins is not an architectural tragedy?

They say that for a time commerce displaced memory and that house was turned into a famous jewelry store and then an ice cream parlor, they even say it was a shoe store.

A happy ending?

On the site there are photos of some of the moments in which this house that is part of our history was restored and recovered.

Finally, in the 21st century, it was decided to recover and restore this space, to keep alive and rescue the Caracas history of that time. they remain open to curious visitors and lovers of learning about history. Entrance is free. Hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

I can tell you that I felt comfortable in space, lucky to be in such an important infrastructure in our history. The space that they rebuilt is quite small, high ceiling and windows taking care of the colonial architecture.

Le Corbusier, father of modern architecture, left the following statement and it came to me through an architect friend when I told her about this walk.

"The house must be the case of life, the machine of happiness"

Le Corbusier (1887-1965)

In other words, emotions build bonds. Architecture interweaves and protects stories and emotions, which is why I love participating in this community.

Below I share part of the spaces.

I wish you liked accompanying me on my historical walk through this post. If you are in Venezuela I recommend you go through the center to see this place. There are also some super nice cafes to visit.