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Buenos Aires House of Culture
The Buenos Aires House of Culture is an architectural landmark in the Montserrat section of the Argentine capital.
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Grand Hotel, Buenos Aires
The Grand Hotel (Spanish: El Grand Hotel), Buenos Aires was a building that occupied the corner of Rivadavia and Florida streets in Buenos Aires. One of the most luxurious hotels at the turn of the 20th century, it welcomed personalities from politics and culture, taking advantage of its central location. It was demolished in the 1960s, and in its place the Palacio de las Sociedades Anónimas (Palace of Joint-Stock Companies) was constructed.
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Florida Street
Florida Street (Spanish: Calle Florida) is a popular shopping street in Downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina. A pedestrian street since 1971, some stretches have been pedestrianized since 1913.
The pedestrian section as such starts at the intersection of Perú Street and Avenida de Mayo, a block north of the Plaza de Mayo; Perú Street crosses Rivadavia Avenue, and becomes Florida Street. Florida Street runs northwards for approximately one kilometer to Plaza San Martín, in the Retiro area. It intersects Buenos Aires's other pedestrian street, Lavalle, at the heart of the former cinema district.
Florida is one of the city's leading tourist attractions. Florida Street bustles with shoppers, vendors, and office workers alike because of its proximity to the financial district. By evening, the pace relaxes as street performers flock to the area, including tango singers and dancers, living statues, and comedy acts. Its variety of retail stores, shopping arcades, and restaurants is of great interest to foreign tourists and business travelers.
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A la Ciudad de Londres
A la Ciudad de Londres was a traditional European department store, which operated in Buenos Aires from 1872 to 1922. It was the first large clothing store established in the city of Buenos Aires towards the end of the 19th century.
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Cabildo of Buenos Aires
The Cabildo of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Cabildo de Buenos Aires) is the public building in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, that was used as a seat of the town council during the colonial era and the government house of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
The building was also seat of other institutions such as the Royal Audience of Buenos Aires, the highest court for appeal of second instance in the territory, operated from April 6, 1661 to January 23, 1812, when it was replaced by an Appeals Chamber. On September 13, 1810, the Primera Junta created the Public Library of Buenos Aires, being the Cabildo its first location for two years. The institution that was housed for the longest in the building was the Buenos Aires prison, from 1608 to 1877, when the prisoners were transferred to the new National Penitentiary on Las Heras Street, when it was inaugurated.
The Cabildo was declared National Historic Monument in 1933 and was opened to public as a museum in 1938.