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Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, from the Rio Plata (River Plate). |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Buenos Aires has a very European feel. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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City Legislature. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17705.jpg) |
Banco de la Nacion. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17727.jpg) |
Street scene in the central district. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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Avenida de Mayo is one the city's main avenues. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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Stone buildings line the avenue. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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Statue outside the Tango Museum. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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One of the many 1930s style cafes on Avenida de Mayo. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel47318.jpg) |
Tiled hotel interior. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel47319.jpg) |
Panelled hotel interior. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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Entrance. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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Tree-lined Avenida de Mayo. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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Wood panelled cafe. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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London City Cafe. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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Entrance to La Prensa cafe. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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Metal knockers. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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Motorbikes. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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Man reading in a cafe. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel47328.jpg) |
Elegant door at the former government palace. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel47329.jpg) |
Stone balconies. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel47332.jpg) |
Decorated iron door. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel47331.jpg) |
The centre of Buenos Aires has a European feel. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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Stone balconies overhanging the street. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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Decorated stone entrance. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo |
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Street scene. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Bolivar metro station. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17806.jpg) |
Line A is the oldest metro in South America (1913). |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Subte (metro) station entrance. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Peru subte (metro) station. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Corner building. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Downtown. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17707.jpg) |
The Plaza de Mayo is the city's main square. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
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Memorial marking Argentina's Independence Day (1998). |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
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The Casa Rosada, the presidential palace, was built in 1882. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
Casa Rosada |
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The Casa Rosada is built on the site of a fortress. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
Casa Rosada |
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Detail of the carvings on the Casa Rosada. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
Casa Rosada |
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Guards at the entrace to the palace. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
Casa Rosada |
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Palace guard. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
Casa Rosada |
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Casa Rosada at sunset, fenced off in 2019. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
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The changing of the guard. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
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Every Thursday the mothers of the people who "disappeared" under the military government gather at the plaza. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
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A meeting of the mothers of the disappeared. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
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Memorial to one of the disappeared. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
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Headscarf symbol of the Mothers of the Disappeared. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
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Flag and The Independence Day memorial, surrounded by a high fence in 2019. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
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One corner of the plaza. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
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View of the white Cabildo from the plaza. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
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View of the neo-classical Cathedral from the plaza. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
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Jahovah's Witness stand. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo |
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Avenida de Mayo is the central avenue from the Plaza de Mayo. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cathedral Metropolitana |
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Cathedral Metropolitana is at one end of the Plaza de Mayo. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cathedral Metropolitana |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17725.jpg) |
The Cathedral Metropolitana is the city's main church. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cathedral Metropolitana |
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The Cathedral Metropolitana dates from 1791 but was added to in 1829. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cathedral Metropolitana |
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The interior. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cathedral Metropolitana |
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The cathedral has extensive mosaic work. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cathedral Metropolitana |
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The cathedral has many side chapels. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cathedral Metropolitana |
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The tomb of Jose de San Martin. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cathedral Metropolitana |
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Jose de San Martin led Argentina to independence from Spain. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cathedral Metropolitana |
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Tomb guard. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cathedral Metropolitana |
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The interior is very elegantly decorated. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cathedral Metropolitana |
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Small organ. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cathedral Metropolitana |
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Stained glass window. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cathedral Metropolitana |
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The altar. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cathedral Metropolitana |
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Priest giving mass. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cathedral Metropolitana |
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Statue of a saint from Rosario. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cathedral Metropolitana |
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The mosaic floor. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cathedral Metropolitana |
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The dome was added in the 1820s. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Statue of Cristobel Colon (Christopher Columbus) in 1998. It has since been moved. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cabildo |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel47362.jpg) |
The Cabildo is the original town hall. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cabildo |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel47363.jpg) |
The Cabildo dates from the 18th century. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cabildo |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel47364.jpg) |
View of the Clocktower with downtown buildings. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cabildo |
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The entrance is via cloisters. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cabildo |
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The building is now a museum. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cabildo |
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The museum displays items associated with Argentina's war of independence. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cabildo |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel47368.jpg) |
Silver ink stand from the 19th century. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cabildo |
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Portraits of the first council members. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cabildo |
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The Council chamber. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Cabildo |
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View of Plaza de Mayo with the Casa Rosada from the upper balcony of the Cabildo. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17713.jpg) |
Plates used by 19th century presidents in the Casa Rosada Museum. The museum was located in the palace in 1998. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
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Writings of Vitoriano de la Plaza, president 1914 - 1916. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
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1915 revolver owned by President Victorino de la Plaza. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
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Personal effects of Marcello Alvear, president 1922 - 1928. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
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Plaque commemorating Julio A Roca (President 1880-1886 and 1898-1904). |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
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Display of items used by President Julio A Roca. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
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Travel items used by President Julio A Roca. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
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Crockery used by President Julio A Roca. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
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Personal effects of Roberto Ortiz, president between 1938 and 1942. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17720.jpg) |
Tango music written by Hipotiti Yrigoyen, president 1916 - 1922 and 1928 - 1930. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17721.jpg) |
Jug with the face of Bartoleme Mitre, president 1862 - 1868. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17714.jpg) |
Writings of Juan Peron, who was president between 1946 and 1952 and again between 1973 and 1974. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17715.jpg) |
Painting of Juan Peron and his second wife, Eva Duarte, known as Evita. |
1998 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel47464.jpg) |
Detail of the portrait of Juan and Eva Peron. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel47445.jpg) |
The Casa Rosada Museum is below ground level behind the palace in 2019. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel47446.jpg) |
1955 Cadillac used by Juan Peron. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel47447.jpg) |
Milord, 1885. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel47448.jpg) |
Copy of the Constitution for the Rio de la Plata provinces dating from 1860. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel47449.jpg) |
Study used by President Domingo F Sarmiento (1868-1874). |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
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Cup and saucer from 1900. |
2019 |
Argentina |
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Buenos Aires |
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Casa Rosada Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel47454.jpg) |
Presidential sashes from the early 20th century. |
2019 |