Top 10 Buenos Aires
Top 10 Buenos Aires Top 10 Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires’ Top 10 20 Avenida 9 de Julio Though it appears as integrated into the cityscape as the rubber trees and crumbling sidewalks, the 460-ft (140-m) wide, 12-lane Avenida 9 de Julio is among the city’s youngest public works, having reached its current length — from Avenida Alem to Plaza Constitución — only in 1980. Thousands were displaced when the project broke ground in 1937. The grand houses and churches, including the 18th-century San Nicolás cathedral, became landfill. To their credit, the planners designed a plazoleta-peppered thoroughfare that showcases public art and some of the city’s prime attractions. Still, traffic moves at a breakneck pace, conversation gets swallowed by noise, and the Avenida’s width does not let pedestrians cross in one traffic-signal cycle. Calle Levalle Take a detour down the curving Calle Arroyo to glimpse Retiro’s most sophisticated street. Treat yourself to a glass of Malbec at Winery (Avda. del Libertador 500; 4325-5200). • Map P6 • French Embassy: Calle Cerrito 1399; 4515- 2930; open 10:30am– 5pm Tue–Fri, 1:30–6pm Sat–Sun • Estación Constitución: Cnr Calles Lima & Brasil; 4306-7919; open 24 hours; keep watch on cameras and purses • Museo de Arte Hispanoamericano: Calle Suipacha 1422; 4327-0272; open 2–7pm Tue–Sun; adm US$1; www.museos. buenosaires.gov.ar/ mifb.htm Top 10 Features 1 El Obelisco 2 French Embassy 3 Teatro Colón 4 Estatua del Quijote 5 Ex-Ministry of Public Works 6 Estación Constitución 7 Calle Levalle 8 Museo de Arte Hispanoamericano Isaac Fernández Blanco 9 Mansión Alzaga Unzué 0 Plazoleta Cataluña ! El Obelisco This monument (right) commemorates the 400th anniversary of the capital’s founding and is the site for concerts, performances, and rallies. French Embassy @ Slated for demolition under the Avenida’s original blueprints, the fine 1913-Belle Époque-styled French Embassy (above) was spared after protests. £ Teatro Colón The Colón (right) is an engineering marvel. Its wonderful wrought iron and glass-covered workshops jut out from the main building (see pp12–13).
$ Estatua del Quijote Miguel Cervántes’ grandiose anti-hero Don Quixote is cast here in mid-gallop in dramatic bronze on a white stone base. % Ex-Ministry of Public Works This hulking 1936 federal building was the only Avenida structure spared demolition besides the French Embassy. ^ Estación Constitución After a six-year restoration, this 1887 Beaux Arts structure (above) is the city’s grandest train station. ) Plazoleta Cataluña ( Plazoleta Cataluña is distinguished by a Ramblastyle fountain lamp gifted by Barcelona’s governors and French chateau-style tromp l’oeil treatment. Mansión Alzaga Unzué The Louis XIII-style Alzaga Unzué (left), built in 1919 for an aristocratic porteño family, is today an annex of the Four Seasons hotel (see p112). ����������� ������� ���������� ��������� ������� ���������� ���������� ����� ���������� ���� ������������������������ ������� ������� �������� ������������� �������� ������������ Sign up for DK’s email newsletter on traveldk.com ������������� ������� ����� ������ ������� �������� ������������� ����� ������� �� ������ ����������� ���������� Calle Levalle & Levalle’s eastern section is lined with bingo parlors, second-run movie houses, and chintzy restaurants. It exudes a gaudy charm, especially after nightfall. * Museo de Arte Hispanoamericano Isaac Fernández Blanco This Neo-Colonial style mansion (above) houses the Fernández Blanco collection of colonial Latin American ecclesiastical art and antiquities. An Avenida Amble Start at the Obelisco and move northward up Carlos Pellegrini. Take a tour or check out performances at the Teatro Colón, followed by a bite at the Petit Colón confitería (see p57). Walk beyond the French Embassy to the Plaza Cataluña before heading into the Recoleta along Avenida Alvear. Buenos Aires’ Top 10 21
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<strong>Buenos</strong> <strong>Aires</strong>’ <strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong><br />
20<br />
Avenida 9 de Julio<br />
Though it appears as integrated into the cityscape as the rubber trees and<br />
crumbling sidewalks, the 460-ft (140-m) wide, 12-lane Avenida 9 de Julio<br />
is among the city’s youngest public works, having reached its current length<br />
— from Avenida Alem to Plaza Constitución — only in 1980. Thousands were<br />
displaced when the project broke ground in 1937. The grand houses and<br />
churches, including the 18th-century San Nicolás cathedral, became landfill.<br />
To their credit, the planners designed a plazoleta-peppered thoroughfare that<br />
showcases public art and some of the city’s prime attractions. Still, traffic<br />
moves at a breakneck pace, conversation gets swallowed by noise, and the<br />
Avenida’s width does not let pedestrians cross in one traffic-signal cycle.<br />
Calle Levalle<br />
Take a detour down<br />
the curving Calle<br />
Arroyo to glimpse<br />
Retiro’s most<br />
sophisticated street.<br />
Treat yourself to a<br />
glass of Malbec<br />
at Winery (Avda.<br />
del Libertador 500;<br />
4325-5200).<br />
• Map P6<br />
• French Embassy:<br />
Calle Cerrito 1399; 4515-<br />
2930; open <strong>10</strong>:30am–<br />
5pm Tue–Fri, 1:30–6pm<br />
Sat–Sun<br />
• Estación Constitución:<br />
Cnr Calles Lima & Brasil;<br />
4306-7919; open 24<br />
hours; keep watch on<br />
cameras and purses<br />
• Museo de Arte<br />
Hispanoamericano:<br />
Calle Suipacha 1422;<br />
4327-0272; open 2–7pm<br />
Tue–Sun; adm US$1;<br />
www.museos.<br />
buenosaires.gov.ar/<br />
mifb.htm<br />
<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Features<br />
1 El Obelisco<br />
2 French Embassy<br />
3 Teatro Colón<br />
4 Estatua del Quijote<br />
5 Ex-Ministry of Public Works<br />
6 Estación Constitución<br />
7 Calle Levalle<br />
8 Museo de Arte<br />
Hispanoamericano Isaac<br />
Fernández Blanco<br />
9 Mansión Alzaga Unzué<br />
0 Plazoleta Cataluña<br />
! El Obelisco<br />
This monument (right)<br />
commemorates the 400th<br />
anniversary of the capital’s<br />
founding and is the site for<br />
concerts, performances,<br />
and rallies.<br />
French Embassy @ Slated for demolition<br />
under the Avenida’s original<br />
blueprints, the fine<br />
1913-Belle Époque-styled<br />
French Embassy (above)<br />
was spared after protests.<br />
£<br />
Teatro Colón<br />
The Colón (right) is an<br />
engineering marvel. Its<br />
wonderful wrought iron and<br />
glass-covered workshops<br />
jut out from the main<br />
building (see pp12–13).
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