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This list ranks high-rises in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires. The tallest structure in the city is the Alvear Tower , which rises 239 metres (784 ft) and was completed in 2017. Most of the city's skyscrapers are located in the Puerto Madero barrio , one of the city wards that make up Buenos Aires' microcentro .
Ferry service is provided by the Texas Department of Transportation between Port Bolivar and Galveston. The Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry [11] can accommodate vehicles as heavy as 80,000 pounds, and as long as 65 feet, as high as 13.5 feet and as wide as 8.5 feet. [12] The ferry was closed because of Hurricane Ike [1] but re-opened on November ...
Retiro is the largest railway complex in Buenos Aires and more commuter trains arrive and depart from here than in any other station in the city. As of 2015, the following companies operate regular services to the suburbs of Buenos Aires along three principal lines:
Buenos Aires Belgrano Sur Line railway station; Casa Amarilla; Central Station (Buenos Aires) Comuna 1; Comuna 10; Comuna 11; Comuna 12; Comuna 13; Comuna 15; Comuna 3; Comuna 4; Comuna 5; Comuna 7; Comuna 8; Comuna 9; Congregation Amijai; Constitución railway station; Dr. Max Nordau Synagogue; Estrugamou Building; Faena Arts Center; Hospital ...
The Buenos Aires Central Business District is the main commercial centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina, though not an official city ward.While the barrios of Puerto Madero and Retiro house important business complexes and modern high-rise architecture, the area traditionally known as Microcentro (Spanish: Microcenter) is located within San Nicolás and Monserrat, roughly coinciding with the area ...
The corner of Sarmiento Street is the site of the Bank of the City of Buenos Aires headquarters since 1968, located in a building originally opened in 1908 as the Mexico City Store. The 300 block includes the oldest existing bookstore of El Ateneo chain (one of two on Florida Street); founded in 1912, the booksellers opened their first Florida ...
July 9 Avenue (Spanish: Avenida 9 de Julio) is a major thoroughfare in the city centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its name honors Argentina's Independence Day, July 9, 1816. The avenue runs around 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the west of the Río de la Plata waterfront, from the Retiro district in the north to Constitución station in the south ...
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston maintains the Our Lady By The Sea Chapel and Catholic Center in Crystal Beach. [47] Its service area is the entire peninsula. This site is a part of the Holy Family Parish, which has other sites on Galveston Island. [48] Our Mother of Mercy Church in Port Bolivar was established circa 1950.