Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 5.5 km
Ascend 211 m
Descend 211 m

Experience Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires in Argentina in a whole new way with our free 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: Museo de la Inmigración

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The Immigration Museum is a museum located in the facilities of the former Hotel de Inmigrantes, in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. It is a space designed both for the construction of historical memory, around the history of the immigrants who arrived in Argentina from Europe, Asia and Africa at the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, as well as for the reflection of the current conditions of immigration in the country.

Wikipedia: Museo de la Inmigración (ES), Website

764 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: Plaza Canadá

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Plaza Canadá is a public square in the Retiro neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina located within the streets of Maipú, Antártida Argentina, San Martin, and Dr. José María Ramos Mejía.

Wikipedia: Plaza Canadá (Buenos Aires) (EN)

448 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Plaza Fuerza Aérea Argentina

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Plaza Fuerza Aérea Argentina is a square located in the barrio (district) of Retiro in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The square is located between the Retiro railway station on Avenida Dr. José María Ramos Mejía, Avenida San Martín and Avenida del Libertador. It was designed and built in the 1940s and inaugurated on January 4, 1945. Originally called Plaza Británica, its name was changed in 1982 to the current one, by paying homage to the Argentine Air Force after the Falklands War, which was its first war against an external enemy. However, some still refer to it by its old name and also Plaza de los Ingleses, although the latter name was never used officially. The Torre Monumental, is located in the center of the square.

Wikipedia: Plaza Fuerza Aérea Argentina (EN)

9 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 4: Torre de los Ingleses

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Torre Monumental, formerly known as Torre de los Ingleses, is a clock tower located in the barrio (district) of Retiro in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is situated in the Plaza Fuerza Aérea Argentina by Avenida San Martín and Avenida del Libertador. It was a gift from the local British community to the city in commemoration of the centennial of the May Revolution of 1810.

Wikipedia: Torre Monumental (EN)

445 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Edificio Kavanagh

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The Kavanagh Building is a residential skyscraper in Retiro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Designed in 1934 by architects Gregorio Sánchez, Ernesto Lagos and Luis María de la Torre, it is considered a pinnacle of modernist architecture. At the time of its inauguration in 1936, the Kavanagh was the tallest building in Latin America surpassing the Palacio Salvo built in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1928, as well as the tallest building in the world with a reinforced concrete structure.

Wikipedia: Kavanagh Building (EN)

421 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Monumento a Alem

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Monumento a Alem

Leandro Nicéforo Alem was an Argentine politician, founder and leader of the Radical Civic Union. He was the uncle and political teacher of Hipólito Yrigoyen. He was also an active Freemason.

Wikipedia: Leandro N. Alem (EN)

616 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 7: Museo de Arte Hispanoamericano

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Museo de Arte Hispanoamericano

The Museo de Arte Hispanoamericano Isaac Fernández Blanco is a museum of art located in the Retiro ward of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Wikipedia: Museo de Arte Hispanoamericano Isaac Fernández Blanco (EN), Website

258 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Plaza Coronel Toribio Tedín

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Plaza Coronel Toribio Tedín

The Plaza Coronel Toribio Tedín, known as Plaza Tedín in plain terms, was a green space in the Retiro neighborhood of the City of Buenos Aires located on Posadas Street between Cerrito and Carlos Pellegrini, in one of the blocks of Socorro demolished between 1978 and 1980 as part of the extension of Avenida Nueve de Julio. It was bordered to the south by Pasaje Eguía and to the north by the steps of Pasaje Seaver, both of which have disappeared. The square, formed from the union of unoccupied lots, was named by decree in 1953 in honor of a colonel from Salta who fought under the orders of Manuel Belgrano in the battles of Salta and Tucumán.

Wikipedia: Plaza Coronel Toribio Tedín (ES)

844 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 9: Museo de Arquitectura y Diseño

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Museo de Arquitectura y Diseño Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires / CC BY 2.5 ar

The Museum of Architecture and Design (MARQ) is a museum dedicated to architecture and design that is part of the Central Society of Architects (SCA) and is the first and only Museum of Architecture and Design in Argentina. It is located in the former water tower of the Retiro railway complex.

Wikipedia: Museo de Arquitectura y Diseño (ES), Website, Facebook, Operator Website

554 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 10: Palais de Glace

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Palais de Glace

The Palais de Glace is a rumeno style Belle Époque building in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Wikipedia: Palais de Glace (EN), Website

618 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 11: Plaza Rubén Darío

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Plaza Rubén Darío

The Rubén Darío Square is a green and public space in the Recoleta neighborhood, city of Buenos Aires. Formerly called Plaza Justo José de Urquiza, it is known for its large cement pond where it is practiced with boats, boats and model seaplanes. It is bounded by Libertador, Pueyrredón and Figueroa Alcorta avenues, and by Austria Street.

Wikipedia: Plaza Rubén Darío (Buenos Aires) (ES)

445 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Floralis Genérica

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Floralis Genérica is a sculpture made of steel and aluminum located in Plaza de las Naciones Unidas, Avenida Figueroa Alcorta, Buenos Aires, a gift to the city by the Argentine architect Eduardo Catalano. Catalano once said that the flower "is a synthesis of all the flowers and, at the same time, a hope reborn every day at opening." It was created in 2002. The sculpture was designed to move, closing its petals in the evening and opening them in the morning.

Wikipedia: Floralis Genérica (EN)

36 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 13: Plaza de las Naciones Unidas

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The Plaza de las Naciones Unidas is located in the Recoleta neighborhood of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The land of the square is very extensive and has large green areas.

Wikipedia: Plaza de las Naciones Unidas (ES)

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