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Buenos Aires, [d] officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, [e] is the capital and largest city of ... Buquebus high-speed ferries connect Buenos Aires to Uruguay.
Country Capital Elevation (m) Elevation (ft) Bolivia La Paz (government seat) : 3,640 11,942 Ecuador Quito: 2,850 9,350 Bolivia Sucre (de jure capital) : 2,790 9,220 Colombia
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.
Most of the continent's high-rises are in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela, with the tallest buildings being located in Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Balneário Camboriú, Santiago, Bogotá, Cartagena, and Caracas, all of which (except Balneário Camboriú) are one of the biggest financial centres of these countries.
Jacarandas in bloom at Plaza Miserere, Buenos Aires. Springs in Buenos Aires are typically mild during the day with cool to cold nights. [29] The average high is 22.8 °C (73.0 °F) while the average low is 13.4 °C (56.1 °F). [29]
Almost all of the country's high-rise buildings are located in Buenos Aires, the Argentine capital city and a major metropolitan area in South America. [2] Within Buenos Aires, the Dock 3 of Puerto Madero has been the site for most of Argentina's tallest skyscrapers .
The center of Buenos Aires in 1936, with the Kavanagh Building in the lower left corner. It was designed in 1934, by local architects Gregorio Sánchez, Ernesto Lagos and Luis María de la Torre, built by the constructor and engineer Rodolfo Cervini, and inaugurated in 1936.
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 .