Monuments in Buenos Aires

Address: Corrientes 1066 y Av 9 de Julio - San NicolásThis National Historic Monument situated in Plaza de la República is undoubtedly the symbol of the city, and the “compulsory” reference point for porteños and circumstantial visitors as well. It…

Salta Crafts Market was the country’s first crafts market. It opened in 1968 in the same place where it is currently located. The old house in which it functions was built during the 18th century. It suffered many modifications towards…

Address: Figueroa Alcorta 2700 - Recoleta It crosses over this Avenue that has a hectic flow of traffic all through the day; it joins the School of Law and the National Expositions Center with the rest of the city. It…

Address: Av. Libertador y Castilla (en plaza.) - PalermoThis monument represents all those who closely cooperated with San Martin in his liberation deed.

Address: Plaza San Matín s/n - RetiroIt is the first equestrian statue erected in the Argentinean Republic. It is a tribute to the Liberator ‘Jose de San Martín’ ridding his mythical horse, on which he made all his deeds in…

Address: Almirante Brown 36 - La BocaThis mural, opposite to Parque Lezama, is on the façade of an old tenement that only had the front, the balconies, some wooden and metal pieces left. This mural, opposite to Parque Lezama, is…

Address: Plaza Fuerza Aérea Argentina Av Libertador y San Martín - RetiroThis tower was a donation made by the English residents in 1910, for the celebration of the centenary of May Revolution. It was designed by Ambrose Paynter, corresponding to…

Address: Av. Libertador y Castilla (dentro de plaza.) - RecoletaIt has been erected as a tribute to the Chilean writer Pablo Neruda, an icon of all-times in terms of the most sublime love poetry along Hispanic American literature and history…

Address: Libertador y Tagle S/N - RecoletaThis giant floor was inaugurated in 2002, in an immense four-hectare park, whose paths were redesigned for the better appreciation of the flower from all perspectives. It has six petals made of silvery steel…

Address: Plaza San Martín s/n - RetiroIt is a cenotaph located in the San Martín Square, a memorial to the fallen soldiers during the Malvinas war, whose rest are not here, but in the cemetery of the islands. This bloody…

Address: Tristán Achaval Rodríguez 1600 - Costanera SurThis sculpture of great artistic and architectonic value is popularly known as “the Lola Mora”, as a homage to its sculptress from Tucumán and it is considered as one of the most emblematic…

Address: Av. Libertador y Castilla (en plaza) - PalermoThis monument was made completely in copper by the sculptor Gino Córdova, as a tribute to the outstanding character in Chilean Independence. There is also an image representing Freedom and two bas-reliefs…

Address: Av. Sarmiento y Av. Libertador s/n - Palermo This monument was donated by the Spanish community in Argentina, for the centenary of the May Revolution, in 1910. The fundamental stone was set back then, even though the monument was…

The Guemes monument lies at the foot of San Bernardo hill, on Uruguay Ave., east of the city. Surrounded by a park and the view of the hills behind, it is worth a visit. Güemes’ figure, made of bronze, sits…

Address: Entre Ríos - Rivadavia - H. Irigoyen - Plaza de los Dos Congresos - MonserratThis monument was inaugurated on the 9th of July, 1914, four years after the creation of the Square of the same name. It is a…

Address: Avenida Libertador y la Avenida Alvear. s/n - RecoletaThis monument was erected to honor General Alvear for having been essential in the turn out of San Martin’s plan, and for his valuable cooperation when creating the Regiment “Granaderos a…

Address: Av. Libertador y Castilla (dentro de plaza) - RecoletaThis is a tribute to this grand Chilean writer that earned the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945, made by the artist Luis Perlotti

Address: Azucena Villaflor y Av. de los Italianos s/n - Puerto Madero Inaugurated in November 22nd, 2007, it is an structure resembling a bandoneon, the instrument that represents this musical genre. Made of stainless steel, it is 3 meters tall…

Address: Brasil (y Defensa) 400 - San TelmoThis monument was built honoring Don Pedro de Mendoza, in a work that reminds of the First Foundation of Buenos Aires. The sculptor Juan Carlos Oliva Navarro was responsible for this work. It…

Address: Dique 3 de Puerto Madero – Pierina Dealessi y Manuela Gorriti s/n - Puerto MaderoIt is a work by the architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava, who had a Valencian origin. This pedestrian and movable bridge has marked a new…

Address: Av. Del Libertador entre Austria, Tagle y Figueroa Alcorta. s / n - RecoletaTo honor General Jose Gervasio Artigas, the “father” of Uruguay, this monument stands in the center of the square. This work stands out because of the…

Address: Centro de la Plaza de Mayo s/n - MonserratThis monument that stands in the middle of Plaza de Mayo was originally an obelisk constructed as the symbol of the first anniversary of the “Revolución de Mayo” in 1811. Later,…