City buildings in Buenos Aires

Q: What are the historic sites of Buenos Aires worth visiting for an architecture lover?

Casa Rosada, the presidential residence, combines neoclassicism and Italian style with a pink facade of lime with bull blood. Buenos Aires Cathedral was built in 1822 in neocolonial style with 12 columns symbolizing the apostles. The Palacio Barolo is a 100-meter building from 1923, inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy, with a lighthouse on top.

Q: Where to go to Buenos Aires with children: interesting places for a family holiday?

In the park of Costanera Sur, children will see a giant flower clock and the Puente de la Muguer bridge in the shape of a dancing couple. Interactive Museum PROA offers children’s workshops on contemporary art in a building of the XIX century. Buenos Aires Zoo, founded in 1888, has preserved historic Victorian-style pavilions with exotic animals.

Q: Where to take beautiful photos in Buenos Aires: the best photo zones?

The area of Puerto Madero with mirrored skyscrapers and the turning bridge of Puente de la Muguer is ideal for urban photography. Recoleta Cemetery with marble angels and crypts in Art Deco style creates a Gothic atmosphere. The walls of the Caminito in La Boca are painted with bright frescoes in the style of a filet - traditional Argentine art.

Q: What legends and legends are associated with the sights of Buenos Aires?

It is said that the ghost of Evita Peron still appears in Casa Rosada, where she performed from the balcony. In the theater Colon allegedly lives the spirit of singer Carlos Gardel, who crashed in a plane crash in 1935. Legend has it that the Puente de la Muguer bridge turns only for couples in love.

Q: What little-known sights of Buenos Aires are worth seeing?

The Pasifico Gallery hides a dome with frescoes from the 1890s by Italian masters. The El Ateneo bookstore is located in the former 1919 Grand Splendide Theatre with preserved boxes and stage. The Fernandez Blanco Museum houses a collection of Spanish colonial silver in an Art Nouveau mansion.

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