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Estatua del
Quijote
Miguel Cervántes' gran-
diose anti-hero Don
Quixote is cast here in
mid-gallop in dramatic
bronze on a white
stone base.
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Public Works
This hulking 1936 federal
building was the only
Avenida structure spared
demolition besides the
French Embassy.
Constitución
After a six-year
restoration, this 1887
Beaux Arts structure
(above)
is the city's
grandest train station.
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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.
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Museo de Arte
Hispanoamericano
Isaac Fernández
Blanco
This Neo-Colonial style
mansion
(above)
houses
the Fernández Blanco
collection of colonial
Latin American ecclesi-
astical art and antiquities.
An Avenida Amble
Start at the Obelisco
and move northward up
Carlos Pellegrini. Take a
tour or check out perfor-
mances at the Teatro
Colón, followed by a
bite at the Petit Colón
confitería
(see p57)
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Walk beyond the French
Embassy to the Plaza
Cataluña before heading
into the Recoleta along
Avenida Alvear.
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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)
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Plazoleta Cataluña
Plazoleta Cataluña is distinguished by a Rambla-
style fountain lamp gifted by Barcelona's governors
and French chateau-style
tromp l'oeil
treatment.
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