Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Palacio Paz
NOTABLE BUILDING
(Círculo Militar; 4311-1071, ext 147;
www.palaciopaz.com.ar
;
Av Santa Fe 750; tours in English/
Spanish AR$55/45; English tours 3:30pm Wed & Thu, Spanish tours 11am & 3pm Wed-Fri, 11am
Sat)
Once the private residence of José C Paz - founder of the still-running newspaper
La
Prensa
- this opulent, French-style palace (1909) is the grandest in BA. Inside are ornate
rooms, salons and halls with wood-tiled floors, marble walls and gilded details. Nearly
all materials came from Europe and were then assembled here; there's also a modest
garden out back.
Museo de Arte Hispanoamericano
Isaac Fernández Blanco
MUSEUM
(Palacio Noel; 4327-0228;
www.museofernandezblanco.buenosaires.gob.ar
;
Suipacha 1422; ad-
mission AR$5; 2-7pm Tue-Fri, 11am-7pm Sat & Sun)
Dating from 1921, this museum is in an
old mansion of the neocolonial Peruvian style that developed as a reaction against French
influences in turn-of-the-19th-century Argentine architecture. Its exceptional collection
of colonial art includes silverwork from Alto Perú (present-day Bolivia), religious paint-
ings and baroque instruments. There's little effort to place items in any historical context,
but everything is in great condition and well lit, and the curved ceiling in the main salon
is beautifully painted. There's also a peaceful garden.
Museo de Armas
MUSEUM
(Weapons Museum; 4311-1071, ext 179;
www.museodearmas.com.ar
; Av Santa Fe 702; admission
AR$10; 1-7pm Tue-Fri, 2-7pm Sat)
Even if you've spent time in the armed forces, you
probably have never seen so many weapons of destruction. This maze-like museum ex-
hibits a frighteningly large but excellent collection of over 3000 bazookas, grenade
launchers, cannons, machine guns, muskets, pistols, armor, lances and swords; even the
gas mask for a combat horse is on display. The evolution of rifles and handguns is espe-
cially thoroughly documented, and there's a small but impressive Japanese weapons
room.
4311-0186; Plaza Fuerza Aérea Argentina;
10am-6pm Mon-Fri,
10am-6:30pm Sat & Sun)
Standing prominently across from Plaza San Martín, this
