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  2. Buenos Aires - Wikipedia

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    Buenos Aires (/ ˌbweɪnəs ˈɛəriːz / or /- ˈaɪrɪs /; [12] Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbwenos ˈajɾes] ⓘ), [13] officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, [a] is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America's southeastern coast.

  3. Obelisco de Buenos Aires - Wikipedia

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    Obelisco de Buenos Aires. 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.

  4. Landmarks in Buenos Aires - Wikipedia

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    The Puente de la Mujer, in the Puerto Madero district, is a pedestrian bridge opened in 2001. It was designed by Valencian architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava. The bridge is 160 meters long and 6 meters wide, with a metallic mast that rises 39 meters. The bridge swings aside when a ship needs to pass through.

  5. Names of Buenos Aires - Wikipedia

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    Formal and informal names. In the 1994 constitution, the city was given autonomy, hence its current formal name: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Autonomous City of Buenos Aires), sometimes abbreviated as CABA. To differentiate the city from the province of the same name, it is common to refer to the city as Capital Federal ("Federal Capital ...

  6. Plaza de Mayo - Wikipedia

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    The Plaza de Mayo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈplasa ðe ˈmaʝo]; English: May Square) is a city square and the main foundational site of Buenos Aires, Argentina.It was formed in 1884 after the demolition of the Recova building, unifying the city's Plaza Mayor and Plaza de Armas, by that time known as Plaza de la Victoria and Plaza 25 de Mayo, respectively.

  7. Timeline of Buenos Aires - Wikipedia

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    1580 – Second foundation of the city around fort built by Juan de Garay. [1] 1591 – Dominican monastery established. [2] 1604 – San Francisco monastery established. [2] 1611 – Men's Hospital founded. [2] 1620 – Town becomes capital of Buenos Aires Province.

  8. Palace of the Argentine National Congress - Wikipedia

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    The Palace of the Argentine National Congress (Spanish: Palacio del Congreso de la Nación Argentina, often referred locally as Palacio del Congreso) is a monumental building, seat of the Argentine National Congress, located in the city of Buenos Aires. It is located in the barrio of Balvanera at its limit with Monserrat, an area informally ...

  9. Recoleta, Buenos Aires - Wikipedia

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    188,780. • Density. 35,000/km 2 (91,000/sq mi) Time zone. UTC-3 (ART) Recoleta is a barrio or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the northern part of the city, by the Río de la Plata. The area is perhaps best known to be the home of the distinguished Recoleta Cemetery.

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