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For the most elegant avenue in the city, knowing the most magnificent palaces in Buenos Aires.
Pedestrian walk of 1 hour. To park in Recoleta, every less day on Mondays. If it is in vehicle it can supplement this walk visiting the Palacio Errázuriz Alvear, current Museo de Arte Decorativo. |
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The Av. Alvear was traced in 1885 by the Intendant Torcuato of Alvear and baptized in homage to its father, Carlos María of Alvear, general and politician that presided over the Assembly of the year 1813 and it was Supreme Director of the Provincias Unidas del Rio de la Plata in 1815. Originally extended from the Square San Martin, following the current course until The Recoleta and it descended to the First floor to continue to Palermo. The tract from the ravine until the forest of Palermo was baptized in 1950 as Av. Liberator Gral. San Martin.
The Palacios from Buenos Aires was, in his majority, built with French influence and they adopted in many cases the form of organization of the French palaces, with an underground for drivers' services and deposits. The piano nobile, generally placed in a high level, concentrates the reception areas. Each living room goes preceded of a hall, so that when opening them they generate the call “Promenade”. the bedrooms and the intimate areas are In the 1er floor and, in the mansardas or attics, the dependences of service. Many were residences for several families formed by the children.
The Walk begins in the Column of the Square of the Recoleta. The first blocks show trade, with the presence of the big international designers, jeweler'ses, antique dealers and fashions. In corner of Ayacucho it is the Hotel Alvear Palace.
Crossing the Av. Callao, the Gallery Alvear and to the left it is the Residence Hume. The House of the Culture is in the faced corner
Continuing for Av. Alvear, to the left, it is the Residence Duhau and to their side they are the Apostolic Nunciate.
Lowering for Montevideo and to the right for Inns, it is the Patio Bullrich Shopping Center.
Returning to Inns and going up to the left down the street Freedom, you arrives at the Square Carlos Pellegrini and to the right, the Embassy of Brazil and in the corner, the headquarters of the Embassy of France, to their left it is the House Atucha, it works of the French René Sergeant, with a body that stands out in corner of sober French lines.
In front of the Square Pellegrini is the Jockey Club and continuing for Cerrito toward the left, the Residence Alzaga, this residence works at the present time as an annex of the hotel Park Hyatt.
It can also cross for Alvear; continuing for street Arroyo the Square Catalonia is crossed, where they can it turns the worked mediators of these residences, achieving a combined, very attractive attractiveness when it is trafficked in automobile, in the center of the square is a replica of the spout of water of the famous one "Font of Paddles" located in the Ravine of Paddles in Barcelona and that it was donated to the city by the City council of Barcelona in 1996
Crossing the Av. 9 of Julio for street Arroyo, to a block and the left for Suipacha, the Museum of Spanish American Art is “Isaac Fernández Blanco.”
In Arroyo and Esmeralda is the Square Embassy of Israel and continuing in the road toward the square San Martin, by Arroyo and Esmeralda, it will do a series of buildings of departments that they were inaugurating, with her different tipologías, the road toward the current horizontal property. The building Bencich with strong cornices, very decorated openings and finish off stepped with torrecitas. Later on the tower Mihanovich, the first of Buenos Aires with two bodies lateral first floor and the tower of more than 18 floors.
Arriving to Esmeralda is the Building Estrugamou.
This walk finishes in the Square San Martin to know the big palaces Peace and San Martin - former Anchorena -, both descripts in the Square San Martin. |
Viajoporargentina - Información turística sobre la República Argentina
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