Congreso de la Nation Argentina

This is neoclassical Argentinian parliament building open for tours of its chamber & Eva peron’s pink room. Fundamental and historical place. It’s located in the center of Buenos Aires near July 9 avenues and Palacio Barolo. In 1889, President Juárez Celman sent a bill to the National Congress proposing the block between Entre Ríos, Combate de los Pozos, Victoria (now Yrigoyen) and Rivadavia streets as the location for a new Legislative Palace, in response to the need to assign the Legislative Branch a permanent headquarters. The choice of location involved outlining a civic axis around Avenida de Mayo, at the ends of which would be located the Government House and the historic Town Hall, on one side, and the National Congress, on the other. The building was built after an international design competition held in 1895, which was won by the Italian architect Víctor Meano. Meano's project recognized three central ideas as its foundation: academicism, eclecticism and classicism. Perhaps his greatest success was the incorporation of an imposing eighty-meter-high dome, which reinforced the monumentality of the building and its symbolic value. 📍Address: Av. Entre Ríos, C1033 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires #buenosaires #congresodelanacionargentina #historical