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(Av General Paz 33; 10am-8pm Tue-Sun) This art gallery is prized for its collection
of paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries. Works, including those by Emilio Caraffa,
Lucio Fontana, Lino Spilimbergo, Antonio Berni and Antonio Seguí, chronologically
display the history of the cordobés school of painting, at the front of which stands Gen-
aro Pérez himself. The museum is housed in Palacio Garzón, an unusual late-19th-cen-
tury building named for its original owner; it also has outstanding changing contempor-
ary art exhibits.
Plaza San Martín & Around PLAZA
Córdoba's lovely and lively central plaza dates from 1577. Its western side is dominated
by the white arcade of the restored Cabildo OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (colonial
town-council building), completed in 1785 and containing three interior patios, as well as
basement cells. All are open to the public as part of the Museo de la Ciudad
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(Independencia 30; admission AR$2;
9:30am-12:30pm &
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3:30-6pm) , a block to the south.
Occupying nearly half a city block, Iglesia de Santa Teresa y Convento de Carmel-
itas Descalzas de San José OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (cnr Caseros & Independencia;
6-8pm) was completed in 1628 and has functioned ever since as a closed-order con-
vent for Carmelite nuns. Only the church itself is open to visitors.
Manzana Jesuítica NOTABLE BUILDING
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Córdoba's beautiful Manzana Jesuítica (Jesuit Block), like that of Buenos Aires, is also
known as the Manzana de las Luces (Block of Enlightenment), and was initially associ-
ated with the influential Jesuit order.
Next door, the Colegio Nacional de Monserrat ( Click here ) dates from 1782, though
the college itself was founded in 1687 and transferred after the Jesuit expulsion. Though
the interior cloisters are original, the exterior was considerably modified in 1927 by
restoring architect Jaime Roca, who gave the building its present baroque flare.
In 2000 Unesco declared the Manzana Jesuítica a World Heritage site, along with five
Jesuit estancias (ranches) throughout the province.
Museo Histórico de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba MUSEUM
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(Obispo Trejo 242; guided visits per person AR$10; tours Mon-Sat, in English 10am & 5pm, in
Spanish 11am & 3pm) In 1613 Fray Fernando de Trejo y Sanabria founded the Seminario
Convictorio de San Javier, which, after being elevated to university status in 1622, be-
 
 
 
 
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