|
Location:
South
America, Argentina, Buenos Aires
Category:
City view
Description:
View of the Plaza de Mayo,
the main square in Buenos Aires city
centre
Location Information:
The
Plaza de Mayo (Spanish for May
Square) is the main square in
downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina. It
is flanked by Hipólito Yrigoyen,
Balcarce, Rivadavia and Bolívar
streets.
The plaza has, since being the scene
of the 25 May 1810 revolution that
led to independence, a focal point
of political life in Buenos Aires
and, arguably, Argentina. Today,
Plaza de Mayo continues to be an
indispensable tourist attraction for
those who visit Buenos Aires.
Several of the city's major
landmarks are located around the
Plaza: the Cabildo (the city council
during the colonial era), the Casa
Rosada (home of the executive branch
of the federal government), the
Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos
Aires, the May Pyramid, the
Equestrian monument to General
Manuel Belgrano, the current city
hall or municipalidad, and the
headquarters of the Nación Bank. The
Buenos Aires financial district (microcentro),
affectionately known as la City
(sic) also lies besides the Plaza.
Local
Weather:
|
