Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(cnr Córdoba & Riobamba)
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Swedish engineer Karl Nyströmer and Norwegian architect Olaf
Boye helped create this gorgeous and eclectic waterworks building. On the 2nd floor is
Mon-Fri; tours in Spanish 11am Mon, Wed & Fri)
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. The collection of pretty tiles, faucets,
handles, ceramic pipe joints and plenty of old toilets and bidets is well lit and displayed.
Guided visits offer a backstage glimpse of the building's inner workings and huge water
tanks. Bring photo ID and enter via Riobamba.
Also known as Obras Sanitarias, Palacio de las Aguas Corrientes dates from 1894 and
occupies an entire city block. Topped by French-style mansard roofs, the building's facade
consists of 170,000 glazed tiles and 130,000 enameled bricks, all shipped from England
and assembled here.
OBELISCO
(cnr Av 9 de Julio & Corrientes)
The city's unmistakable landmark is the famous Obelisco,
which soars 67m above the oval Plaza de la República. Dedicated in 1936, on the 400th
anniversary of the first Spanish settlement on the Río de la Plata, this stately spire symbol-
izes Buenos Aires much as the Eiffel Tower represents Paris or the Washington Monu-
ment does Washington, DC. Following major soccer victories, boisterous fans circle the
Obelisco in jubilant, honking celebration; it's also often used as the zero point for measur-
ing distances from the city center. Unfortunately, you can't enter the structure - you'll
have to admire it from outside.
LANDMARK
PLAZA LAVALLE
(Libertad btwn Córdoba & Lavalle)
A couple of blocks northwest of the Obelisco is Plaza
Lavalle, three blocks of parks surrounded by some important buildings. Two big land-
marks here are the Teatro Colón and the Teatro Nacional Cervantes (
Click here
)
. But
there's also the austere neoclassical
Escuela Presidente Roca
(1902), an educational facility
that's often mistaken for Teatro Colón. Across from it lies the French-style
Palacio de Justi-
cia
(1904) and its Tribunales (federal courts).
PLAZA
MUSEO JUDIO DR SALVADOR KIBRICK
MAP
MUSEUM
GOOGLE MAP
( 4123-0832;
www.museojudio.org.ar
; Libertad 769; admission AR$50; 11am-5pm Tue-Thu, to 4pm
Fri)
At the northeastern end of Plaza Lavalle, Jewish symbols adorn the facade of the
Tem-
