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son of the designer lives there now and will
often open his door to visitors.
Banco Social de Córdoba
, 27 de Abril and
Avenida Vélez Sársfield. The Banco Social
Building is one of the city's most noteworthy
examples of early 20th-century French Art
Nouveau architecture. Designed by the Archi-
tect Jaime Rocca, it was completed in 1929.
Enter the building through a majestic arched
entranceway on the corner which, like the
cupola, is decorated in silver relief.
Banco Provincial de la Provincia de
Córdoba
, Calle San Jerónimo at the corner of
Ituzaingó. Seventeen years after the Banco
Provincial was opened and in response to the
great prosperity enjoyed by the province during
the second half of the 19th century, this majes-
tic neoclassic-style edifice was built. Its gran-
deur is a clear reflection of the prosperity of the
period. The bank's interior is richly decorated
in wood, bronze and marble. Exhibits are occa-
sionally held in the foyer.
La Casa Ordoñez,
27 de Abril, 375. This is one
of the city's few remaining colonial houses with
a central patio. Built between 1884 and 1889,
the balanced design offers an interesting con-
trast to the ornate rococo interior. Now a
library, the building formerly served as the seat
of the Court as well as the House of Govern-
ment.
Museo de Bellas Artes Emilio Caraffa
(Pro-
vincial Fine Arts Museum), Plaza España at
