Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Number of sights 23 sights
Distance 10.4 km
Ascend 276 m
Descend 261 m

Experience Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires in Argentina in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

Sight 1: Jardín Japonés

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The Buenos Aires Japanese Gardens are a public space administered by the non-profit Japanese Argentine Cultural Foundation in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They are among the largest Japanese gardens in the world outside Japan.

Wikipedia: Buenos Aires Japanese Gardens (EN), Website

585 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Plaza Alemania

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Plaza Alemania is a square located in Palermo Chico, an area of the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It houses the monument-fountain of Argentine Agricultural Wealth, which the German community gave to the Argentine people on the occasion of the celebration of the Centennial of the May Revolution. The monument has a longitudinal extension of more than 25 meters and has enormous figures that represent agriculture, livestock, and the cultural imprint of Germany in Argentina.

Wikipedia: Plaza Alemania (ES)

798 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 3: Monumento de los Españoles

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Monumento de los EspañolesGelpgim22 (Sergio Panei Pitrau) / CC BY 3.0

The Monument to the Carta Magna and Four Regions of Argentina is located in the intersection of Del Libertador and Sarmiento Avenues, a landmark site in the Palermo, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is commonly referred to as the Monument of the Spanish.

Wikipedia: Monument to the Carta Magna and Four Regions of Argentina (EN)

315 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Juan Manuel de Rosas

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Juan Manuel de Rosas

Juan Manuel León Ortiz de Rozas was an Argentine politician. He was the grandson of the famous governor of Buenos Aires, Juan Manuel de Rosas, and was also Governor of Buenos Aires for a few months during 1913.

Wikipedia: Juan Manuel Ortiz de Rosas (ES)

369 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Plaza Martín de Alzaga

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Plaza Martín de Alzaga

Martín de Álzaga was a Spanish merchant and politician during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata.

Wikipedia: Martín de Álzaga (EN)

32 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Photograph: Leon Perskie  (1899–1982)    Alternative names Leon Albert Perskie; Leon A. Perskie Description American photographer Date of birth/death 10 April 1899  21 August 1982  Location of birth/death Atlantic CityBaltimoreAuthority file : Q109051040 creator QS:P170,Q109051040 Scan: FDR Presidential Library & Museum / CC BY 2.0

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. The longest serving U.S. president, he is the only president to have served more than two terms. His initial two terms were centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth saw him shift his focus to America's involvement in World War II.

Wikipedia: Franklin D. Roosevelt (EN)

921 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 7: Centro Cultural Islámico Rey Fahd

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Other options The Islamic Cultural Center "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd in Argentina" is a mosque and center for Islamic culture located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is named after King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.

Wikipedia: King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center (EN), Website

460 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Monumento Nacional a la Memoria de las Víctimas del Holocausto Judío

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The National Monument to the Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, by architects Gustavo Nielsen and Sebastián Marsiglia, is located in Plaza de la Shoá in the City of Buenos Aires.

Wikipedia: Monumento Nacional a la Memoria de las Víctimas del Holocausto Judío (ES)

92 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Paseo de los Justos

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Paseo de los Justos

Righteous Among the Nations is a title used by Yad Vashem to describe people who, for various reasons, made an effort to assist victims, including Jews, who were being exterminated by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. The term originates from the concept of ger toshav, a legal term used to refer to non-Jewish observers of the Seven Laws of Noah.

Wikipedia: Righteous Among the Nations (EN), Website

250 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: La última canción de una cigarra

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La última canción de una cigarra

Félix Charpentier was a French sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Wikipedia: Félix Charpentier (EN)

204 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Familia de Ciervos

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Family of deer, also called Group of deer or Deer, Doe and Fawn, or Deer, refers to two animal groups sculpted in 1908 by Georges Gardet (1863-1939), of which there are at least three examples: in Buenos Aires in Argentina, in Nantes and in Sceaux in France.

Wikipedia: Famille de cervidés (FR), Website

78 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Museo de artes plásticas 'Eduardo Sívori'

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Museo de artes plásticas 'Eduardo Sívori'Liam Quinn from Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Eduardo Sívori Museum of Plastic Arts is a municipal art museum in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was named after painter Eduardo Sívori and was inaugurated in 1938.

Wikipedia: Eduardo Sívori Museum (EN), Website

235 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Flor de Juventud

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Flor de Juventud

Pedro Zonza Briano was an Argentine sculptor.

Wikipedia: Pedro Zonza Briano (ES), Url

51 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Paseo El Rosedal

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Paseo El Rosedal

The Rosedal de Palermo, also called Paseo del Rosedal, is a traditional park located in the Palermo neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires that is part of the complex known as Parque Tres de Febrero. In its 3.4 hectares it has 18,000 rose bushes and numerous works of art are located, including 26 busts of poets and writers, a Greek bridge and an Andalusian courtyard.

Wikipedia: Rosedal de Palermo (ES)

89 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Ofrenda floral a Sarmiento

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The Floral Offering to Sarmiento is a high relief on marble made in 1915 by the Frenchman Émile Peynot that represents the famous Argentine statesman Domingo Faustino Sarmiento receiving flowers from a group of children.

Wikipedia: Ofrenda floral a Sarmiento (ES)

173 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Paul Groussac

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Paul Groussac

Paul-François Groussac was a French-born Argentine writer, literary critic, historian, and librarian.

Wikipedia: Paul Groussac (EN)

415 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 17: El beso

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El besoRicardo Martins from Gent, Belgium / CC BY 2.0

The monument "El Beso" is located in the neighborhood of Palermo in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, within the Park "El Rosedal".

Wikipedia: El Beso (Baptiste Gask) (ES), Website

387 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 18: Monumento a Justo José de Urquiza

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The Monument to Justo José de Urquiza is a sculpture made in his honor, located in the neighborhood of Palermo in the autonomous city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Justo José de Urquiza (ES)

264 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: Planetario Galileo Galilei

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The Galileo Galilei planetarium, commonly known as Planetario, is located in Parque Tres de Febrero in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Wikipedia: Galileo Galilei Planetarium (EN), Website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

109 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 20: Primer partido de fútbol en Sudamérica

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Primer partido de fútbol en Sudamérica

The Buenos Aires Cricket Club Ground was a cricket field in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The ground, located in the Palermo district and property of Buenos Aires Cricket Club, gained historic relevance because the first football and rugby union matches in Argentina were played there.

Wikipedia: Buenos Aires Cricket Club Ground (EN), Website

1728 meters / 21 minutes

Sight 21: Plaza de Pakistán

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The Plaza de Pakistán is a landmark in Buenos Aires, Argentina, commemorating Argentine–Pakistani friendship. It is located in the heart of Parque Tres de Febrero in the neighborhood of Palermo. It was redesigned in 2012 and inaugurated on July 27, 2012 by ambassador Naela Chohan of Pakistan and minister Diego Santilli of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the two friendly countries. The park holds at its center a plaque with an engraving of a verse by Allama Iqbal (1877-1938), the national poet of Pakistan, emphasizing the importance of love for humanity both in Persian and Spanish.

Wikipedia: Plaza de Pakistán (EN)

1622 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 22: Cantero Ciudad de Pigüé

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Pigüé is a town in Argentina located in the Pampas, 584 km (363 mi) south-west of Buenos Aires. It was founded by 165 Occitan-speaking French immigrants from Aveyron and one Argentine of direct Irish descent on December 4, 1884. The urban population is now 13,822 and has increased by 9.5% since the 1991 census. Pigüé is the administrative centre of Saavedra Partido, Buenos Aires Province.

Wikipedia: Pigüé (EN)

1241 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 23: Plaza Barrancas de Belgrano

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Plaza Barrancas de Belgrano

Barrancas de Belgrano is a sloping area that currently makes up the Plaza Barrancas de Belgrano, in the Belgrano neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The landscaping of the ravines was designed in 1892 by the French landscape architect Charles Thays, who also landscaped the Tres de Febrero Park and the main squares of the city at that time.

Wikipedia: Barrancas de Belgrano (ES)

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