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popular tango venue
and has many of its
Italian glass
vitreaux
intact.
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Map D1 • Cnr
Avdas Rivadavia & Callao
&
Automóvil Club
Argentina
The national
automotive club's
headquarters is one
of Buenos Aires'
strongest examples of
the Officialist style of
architecture and was designed by
local architect Alejandro Bustillo.
On its lobby level is a small
selection of pristine vintage autos,
some of which are of historical
value.
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Map N3 • Avda. del Libertador
1850 • 4801-1837 • Open 10am-5:30pm
Mon-Fri • www.aca.org.ar
Floralis Genérica
artists occasionally exhibit their
works in the entrance hall.
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Map
N3 • Avda. Figueroa Alcorta 2977 • 4808-
2500 • Open 10am-6pm Mon-Fri
• www.canal7.com.ar
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Floralis Genérica
Argentinian sculptor Eduardo
Catalano installed the
in
2002, single-handedly bringing
porteño public art into the Infor-
mation Age. The aluminum and
steel flower “blooms” at 8am,
closing its enormous petals at
dusk, except on public holidays,
when the
Floralis
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Sociedad La Rural
La Rural has been Palermo's
slice of Pampa life since 1878.
Its annual agricultural show
(see
p42)
draws exhibitors and
audiences from all over the
country. Housed within is Opera
Pampa, a Medieval-style show
with dinner, horsemanship, and
shopping.
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Map L2 • Avda. Sarmiento
2704 • 4777-5500 • Opera
Pampa: 4777-5557; open
8pm Thu, Fri and Sat
• Adm for dinner show
• www.la-rural.com.ar
remains in
bloom for 24 hours.
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Map N3
• Plaza Naciones Unidas, Avda. Figueroa
Alcorta & Calle Austria
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city's best-known
public television station
studios is open to the
public. The concrete
Bauhaus garden poses
a counterpoint to the
lushness of Plaza de
Uruguay, just opposite
the avenue. Do take a
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