1. The first place where we were was The
Congress
The Argentine National
Congress Buenos Aires is
the administrative
palace for the country's
bicameral government,
72-seat senate and 257-
Location immediately
seat chamber of
surrounding the
deputies.
palace contains many
of the city's most
significant works of
art and monuments.
National congress building, together with the adjoining Congressional Plaza square, is
located at the western end of the Avenida de Mayo. On the opposing end of the street, you
can find the country's other administrative palace, the presidential palace Casa Rosada.
2. The Plaza de
Mayo is the
main square in
Buenos Aires.
Since being the Following over a
scene of the 25 century of
May 1810 overuse and
revolution that neglect, the
led to local colonial
independence, t government
he plaza has attempted to
been a hub of give a semblance
political life in of order to the
Argentina. plaza by having a
colonnade built
across it from
north to south.
The area continued divided between these two plazas until 1883 and with only minor changes in
landscaping, chief among them the 1811 addition of the May Pyramid, a monument put up to
commemorate the newly independent "Provinces of the Rio de la Plata". That year, however,
Mayor Torcuato de Alvear ordered the space modernized, resulting in the demolition of the
colonnade and the creation of the modern Plaza de Mayo.
3. We toured around the rooms and hallways of the magnificent Pink House. At the time
officials do not work, the Casa Rosada (the “Government House”) is open to public
tours. The Grenadiers do not guard the entrance any longer; they work as tourist
guides instead.
La Casa Rosada is the official seat of the executive
branch of the government of Argentina.
The Casa Rosada was built in the location which,
since the foundation of the city of Buenos Aires, the
top political institutions of Argentina resided. The
current Italian-style building, however, dates back
only to 1873.
Its balcony, which faces this large square, has served
as a podium by many figures, including Eva PerĂłn
and Juan Domingo PerĂłn, who rallied the
"descamisados" there.
The building is painted a light pink colour (and a darker pink colour on the side facing the plaza, after a recent
repainting). It is currently going through an extensive renovation, including repainting. Dubbed "Casa Rosada"
by President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, it is said that he chose this colour scheme in order to defuse political
tension by fusing the red and white colours of the country's opposing political parties.
4. The Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral is an
iconic and historically important structure in the It is free to get in to see the In a city that offers lots of
center of the capital city. Visiting this cathedral beautiful Buenos Aires amazing attractions in
is one of the best things to do if you enjoy Metropolitan Cathedral and terms of centuries-old
taking a glimpse into local culture and history. the midnight mass on buildings and wonderful
The church is located in the central part of the Christmas Eve is a special architecture, the Buenos
city near Plaza de Mayo. experience if you are in town Aires Cathedral is one of
Besides being the central Catholic Church in around the holidays. the most enduring and
Buenos Aires, it is also the burial place of beautiful.
General de San Martin, who is often referred to
as the Father of the Nation
5. Is the main opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, acoustically considered to be amongst the five best concert
venues in the world.
The present ColĂłn replaced an original theatre which opened in 1857. Towards the end of the century it became clear that a new
theatre was needed and, after a 20-year process, the present theatre opened on May 25, 1908.
The theatre is bounded by the wide 9 de Julio Avenue, Libertad Street (the main entrance), Arturo Toscanini Street, and Tucumán
Street. It is in the heart of the city on a site once occupied by Ferrocarril Oeste's Plaza Parque station.
The auditorium is horseshoe-shaped, has 2,487 seats (slightly more than the Royal Opera House standing room for 1,000 and a
stage which is 20 m wide, 15 m high and 20 m deep. The Colon's acoustics are considered to be so good as to place it in the top five
performance venues in the world. Luciano Pavarotti held a similar opinion.
7. By the time the day was coming to his end, we were going to have a
rest. First, we went to the hotel and relaxed a moment.
Then we had dinner and
the last activity of the day
was bowling.
It wasn’t as excited as we
expected, but it was amused
after all. We couldn’t wait to
arrive to the hotel, we were
really tired! so, as you might
imagine, we slept really well.