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The Children's Republic (Spanish: República de los Niños), is a theme park located in La Plata, Argentina. With a surface of 53 hectares (130 acres), and 35 scale buildings, it is regarded as the first theme park in the Americas.
The Buenos Aires Eco Park (Spanish: Ecoparque de Buenos Aires) is an 18-hectare (44-acre) park in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, Argentina.The former zoo, opened in 1888, [1] contained 89 species of mammals, 49 species of reptiles and 175 species of birds, with a total of over 2,500 animals. [5]
The park was then renamed as the Parque de la Ciudad (City Park) in December of that year. [4] The park itself failed to attract the 15 million yearly visitors projected by the city. Annual attendance reached 1.1 million in 1985, and declined afterward. [4] The addition of an IMAX cinema was later planned, but was ultimately canceled.
Floralis Genérica is a sculpture made of steel and aluminum located in Plaza de las Naciones Unidas, Avenida Figueroa Alcorta, Buenos Aires, a gift to the city by the Argentine architect Eduardo Catalano. Catalano once said that the flower "is a synthesis of all the flowers and, at the same time, a hope reborn every day at opening."
The Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires is a five star hotel located in the city's Recoleta section. [3] Originally opened in 1934, the palace has been operated by multinational hospitality company Hyatt since 2006. [2] The palace was declared national historic landmark in 2002. [4] [5]
Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires, familiarly nicknamed as "Muni", is an Argentine sports and social club located in the Núñez district of the city of Buenos Aires.The institution was founded on October 6, 1920.
The Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss, commonly known as Parque Roca due to its location within the limits of the Parque Polideportivo Roca, is a multi-purpose stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The stadium, owned and operated by the Government of Buenos Aires, is located at Avenida Coronel Roca and Avenida Escalada in the Villa Soldati neighborhood.
The Obelisco de Buenos Aires (Obelisk of Buenos Aires) is a national historic monument and icon of Buenos Aires. Located in the Plaza de la República in the intersection of avenues Corrientes and 9 de Julio , it was erected in 1936 to commemorate the quadricentennial of the first foundation of the city .