Northwest corner of Plaza de Mayo with the Catedral Metropolitana on the right |
The west of of Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires |
Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires |
The famous Casa Rosada at the eastern end of Plaza de Mayo |
An old tree on the Plaza de Mayo |
Cabildo - the old Town Council |
Construction of the Cabildo started in 1725 |
Cabildo de Buenos Aires |
Cabildo de Buenos Aires |
Tower of the City Legislature, Buenos Aires |
The west end of Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires |
Poster of Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara on the Cuban 3 Peso banknote of 1989 |
Casa Rosada, the Pink House, most famous for Evita's "Don't Cry for me Argentina" |
Casa Rosada is best photographed later in day |
Flag of Argentina, Plaza de Mayo |
Banco de la Nacion Argentina at the northeast corner of Plaza de Mayo |
Banco de la Nacion Argentina, 1939, Buenos Aires |
North side of the Casa Rosada facing Av Rivadavia |
Juan de Garay, founder of Buenos Aires, 1580 |
Statue of Spanish Conquistador Juan de Garay (1528-1583) to the north of the Casa Rosada |
Sculptural group on the eastern façade of the Casa Rosada |
An early morning visit to the Casa Rosada would be worth while as well |
Parque Colón on the eastern side of the Casa Rosada |
Parque Colón with the 1921 Columbus Monument |
Monumento a Colón, Parque Colón |
Base of the Columbus Monument in Parque Colón, Buenos Aires |
Columbus by Arnaldo Zocchi |
Base of the Columbus Monument, Buenos Aires |
Detail of the Columbus Monument, Parque Colón |
On my first visit to Buenos Aires, the park was open to the public, but now it is fenced off an inaccessible |
This square used to be freely accessible, but now it's fenced off |
Columbus Monument in front of the Casa Rosada |
Edificio Libertador General San Martín - Ministry of Defense of Argentina |
Edificio Libertador General San Martín - Ministry of Defense of Argentina |
Monument to the 16 June 1955 bombing of the Plaza de Mayo which killed 364 during a Peronist Ralley |
Presidencia de la Nación - Casa Rosada, Plaza de Mayo |
Presidential Guard - Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers |
A difficult place to work - Argentina's Ministerio de Economia, Plaza de Mayo |
Fence of the Casa Rosada - Tierra del Fuego Province |
Fence of the Casa Rosada - Santa Cruz Province |
Casa Rosada - the Presidential Palace of Argentina |
The famous balcony of the Casa Rosada, Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires |
Western façade of the Casa Rosada facing the Plaza de Mayo |
Casa Rosada with the General Manual Belgrano equestrian monument |
General Manuel Belgrano, Plaza de Mayo |
"To the Creator of the National Flag" |
Equestrian Monument to General Belgrano, who created the Argentinian flag in 1812 during the War of Independence |
Equestrian statue of General Belgrano, Plaza de Mayo |
General Belgrano and the flag he created in 1812 |
Time capsule - message to the youth of 2006 buried here by Peron in 1948, Plaza de Mayo |
Palm tree on the Plaza de Mayo with the city legislature clock tower |
Monument to 25 May 1810, the May Revolution |
The May Revolution started the Argentinian War of Independence, which lasted until 1818 |
There was a lot in Buenos Aires about the Falklands |
The Mavinas (Falklands) were, are, and will be Argentina's |
Banners addressed to Mrs. President on the Plaza de Mayo in support of Argentina's claim on the Falklands |
Plaza de Mayo demonstration representing the 649 Argentinians killed during the 1982 Falklands War |
Southwest corner of the Plaza de Mayo |
Cafe & Restaurant Gran Victoria on the southeast corner of Plaza de Mayo |
Buenos Aires City Legislature, 1927-1931 |
Legislatura de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Plaza de Mayo |
Legislatura de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Plaza de Mayo |
Tower of the Buenos Aires City Legislature |
Reflection of the Buenos Aires City Legislature in the neighboring glass office building |
Reflection of the Buenos Aires City Legislature |
Reflection of the Buenos Aires City Legislature |
Triton on the south side of the B.A. Legislature |
Triton on the south side of the B.A. Legislature |
Calle Bolívar heading south from Plaza de Mayo past the green Siemens Building |
NH City Hotel, Calle Bolívar |
Cabildo de Buenos Aires from the south side |
La Cabildo, Plaza de Mayo |
Clock Tower of the Siemens Building overlooking the southwest corner of the Plaza de Mayo |
B.A. Legislature, Siements Bldg and NH City Hotel |
Clock Tower of the Siemens Building, Plaza de Mayo |
Demonstration - CCC, Avenida de Mayo |
Demonstration - CCC, Avenida de Mayo |
Argentinian news coverage of the midday demonstration |
Edificio La Prensa (1896-1898), now Casa de la Cultura, Av de Mayo, Buenos Aires |
Monument to Freedom of the Press by Maurice Bouval, Edificio La Prensa |
Argentinian Workers' Party political posters - Partido Obrero "Punishment to the Guilty" |
Mural - Calle Perú across from the B.A. Legislature |
Diagonal Sur - Monument to General Roca |
Clock Tower of the Cabildo |
Calle Bolívar, Buenos Aires |
The old town district of Monserrat south of Plaza de Mayo - Buenos Aires Tango Gauchesco |
Buenos Aires Tango Gauchesco, Calle Bolívar |
Avila - la Libreria, Calle Adolfo Alsina |
Iglesia de San Ignacio - Jesuit Church, 1686-1734 |
Interior of the old Jesuit Church of St. Ignacio, Buenos Aires-Monserrat |
Iglesia de San Ignacio, Buenos Aires |
Iglesia de San Ignacio - interior, Buenos Aires-Monserrat |
Iglesia de San Ignacio - interior, Buenos Aires-Monserrat |
Stained glass window - Iglesia de San Ignacio |
Crucifixion - Iglesia de San Ignacio |
La Vieja Pulperia, Parrilla (grill), Calle Adolfo Alsina, Buenos Aires-Monserrat |
La Tiziana Parrilla Restaurante Criollo, Calle Adolfo Alsina, Buenos Aires-Monseratt |
Enrique Cadicamo, Calle Adolfo Alsina, Buenos Aires-Monserrat |
Chocolate Con Churros - Buenos Aires-Monserrat |
Chocolate La Puerto Rico, Calle Adolfo Alsina, Buenos Aires |
Graffiti - Belgrano Estas Muerto, Buenos Aires-Monserrat |
Basílica de San Francisco de Asís, Adolfo Alsina 380 |
Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, 1731-1754 |
The façade of St. Francis of Assisi was rebuilt 1907-1911 |
Statue over the central portal, Basilica of St. Francis, Buenos Aires |
St. Francis with Dante Alighieri, Christopher Columbus, and the painter Giotto |
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Interior of the Basilica of St. Francis, Buenos Aires-Monserrat |
Modern altarpiece of the Basilica of St. Francis |
Plazoleta de San Francisco - Allegory of Industry (La Industria) by Joseph Dubordieu |
Politecnica Manuel Belgrano, Calle Moreno, in desperate need of restoration or preservation, BA-Monserrat |
Museo Juan B. Ambrosetti, Calle Moreno, Buenos Aires-Monserrat |
Museo Juan B. Ambrosetti, Calle Moreno, Buenos Aires-Monserrat |
Graffiti - Buenos Aires-Monserrat |
Building at the corner of Bolivar and Moreno in the Monserrat District undergoing renovations due for completion in 2013 |
Soberanía es Recuperar Lo Nuestro - political mural, Av. de Mayo, Buenos Aires |
Building on the northwest corner of Plaza de Mayo and the end of the Diagonal Norte |
From Buenos Aires' Golden Age |
Consulado General de Chile, Diagonal Norte Avenida Pdte. Roque Saenz Peña Nº 547, Buenos Aires |
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Parque Colon with the Columbus monument, behind the Casa Rosada |
Christopher Columbus monument |
Iglesia de Nuestra Senora del Rosario, Belgrano |
Sign says Museo de la Ciudad... |
Be cautious against receiving a worthless Australe note, the previous Argentine currency, instead of a current Peso note |