Plaza de Mayo & Historic City Center

Northwest corner of Plaza de Mayo with the Catedral Metropolitana on the right	The west of of Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires	Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires	The famous Casa Rosada at the eastern end of Plaza de Mayo
An old tree on the Plaza de Mayo	Cabildo - the old Town Council	Construction of the Cabildo started in 1725	Cabildo de Buenos Aires
Cabildo de Buenos Aires	Tower of the City Legislature, Buenos Aires	The west end of Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires	Poster of Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara on the Cuban 3 Peso banknote of 1989
Casa Rosada, the Pink House, most famous for Evita's "Don't Cry for me Argentina"	Casa Rosada is best photographed later in day	Flag of Argentina, Plaza de Mayo	Banco de la Nacion Argentina at the northeast corner of Plaza de Mayo
Banco de la Nacion Argentina, 1939, Buenos Aires	North side of the Casa Rosada facing Av Rivadavia	Juan de Garay, founder of Buenos Aires, 1580	Statue of Spanish Conquistador Juan de Garay (1528-1583) to the north of the Casa Rosada
Sculptural group on the eastern façade of the Casa Rosada	An early morning visit to the Casa Rosada would be worth while as well	Parque Colón on the eastern side of the Casa Rosada	Parque Colón with the 1921 Columbus Monument
Monumento a Colón, Parque Colón	Base of the Columbus Monument in Parque Colón, Buenos Aires	Columbus by Arnaldo Zocchi	Base of the Columbus Monument, Buenos Aires
Detail of the Columbus Monument, Parque Colón	On my first visit to Buenos Aires, the park was open to the public, but now it is fenced off an inaccessible	This square used to be freely accessible, but now it's fenced off	Columbus Monument in front of the Casa Rosada
Edificio Libertador General San Martín - Ministry of Defense of Argentina	Edificio Libertador General San Martín - Ministry of Defense of Argentina	Monument to the 16 June 1955 bombing of the Plaza de Mayo which killed 364 during a Peronist Ralley	Presidencia de la Nación - Casa Rosada, Plaza de Mayo
Presidential Guard - Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers	A difficult place to work - Argentina's Ministerio de Economia, Plaza de Mayo	Fence of the Casa Rosada - Tierra del Fuego Province	Fence of the Casa Rosada - Santa Cruz Province
Casa Rosada - the Presidential Palace of Argentina	The famous balcony of the Casa Rosada, Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires	Western façade of the Casa Rosada facing the Plaza de Mayo	Casa Rosada with the General Manual Belgrano equestrian monument
General Manuel Belgrano, Plaza de Mayo	"To the Creator of the National Flag"	Equestrian Monument to General Belgrano, who created the Argentinian flag in 1812 during the War of Independence	Equestrian statue of General Belgrano, Plaza de Mayo
General Belgrano and the flag he created in 1812	Time capsule - message to the youth of 2006 buried here by Peron in 1948, Plaza de Mayo	Palm tree on the Plaza de Mayo with the city legislature clock tower	Monument to 25 May 1810, the May Revolution
The May Revolution started the Argentinian War of Independence, which lasted until 1818	There was a lot in Buenos Aires about the Falklands	The Mavinas (Falklands) were, are, and will be Argentina's	Banners addressed to Mrs. President on the Plaza de Mayo in support of Argentina's claim on the Falklands
Plaza de Mayo demonstration representing the 649 Argentinians killed during the 1982 Falklands War	Southwest corner of the Plaza de Mayo	Cafe & Restaurant Gran Victoria on the southeast corner of Plaza de Mayo	Buenos Aires City Legislature, 1927-1931
Legislatura de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Plaza de Mayo	Legislatura de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Plaza de Mayo	Tower of the Buenos Aires City Legislature	Reflection of the Buenos Aires City Legislature in the neighboring glass office building
Reflection of the Buenos Aires City Legislature	Reflection of the Buenos Aires City Legislature	Triton on the south side of the B.A. Legislature	Triton on the south side of the B.A. Legislature
Calle Bolívar heading south from Plaza de Mayo past the green Siemens Building	NH City Hotel, Calle Bolívar	Cabildo de Buenos Aires from the south side	La Cabildo, Plaza de Mayo
Clock Tower of the Siemens Building overlooking the southwest corner of the Plaza de Mayo	B.A. Legislature, Siements Bldg and NH City Hotel	Clock Tower of the Siemens Building, Plaza de Mayo	Demonstration - CCC, Avenida de Mayo
Demonstration - CCC, Avenida de Mayo	Argentinian news coverage of the midday demonstration	Edificio La Prensa (1896-1898), now Casa de la Cultura, Av de Mayo, Buenos Aires	Monument to Freedom of the Press by Maurice Bouval, Edificio La Prensa
Argentinian Workers' Party political posters - Partido Obrero "Punishment to the Guilty"	Mural - Calle Perú across from the B.A. Legislature	Diagonal Sur - Monument to General Roca	Clock Tower of the Cabildo
Calle Bolívar, Buenos Aires	The old town district of Monserrat south of Plaza de Mayo - Buenos Aires Tango Gauchesco	Buenos Aires Tango Gauchesco, Calle Bolívar	Avila - la Libreria, Calle Adolfo Alsina
Iglesia de San Ignacio - Jesuit Church, 1686-1734	Interior of the old Jesuit Church of St. Ignacio, Buenos Aires-Monserrat	Iglesia de San Ignacio, Buenos Aires	Iglesia de San Ignacio - interior, Buenos Aires-Monserrat
Iglesia de San Ignacio - interior, Buenos Aires-Monserrat	Stained glass window - Iglesia de San Ignacio	Crucifixion - Iglesia de San Ignacio	La Vieja Pulperia, Parrilla (grill), Calle Adolfo Alsina, Buenos Aires-Monserrat
La Tiziana Parrilla Restaurante Criollo, Calle Adolfo Alsina, Buenos Aires-Monseratt	Enrique Cadicamo, Calle Adolfo Alsina, Buenos Aires-Monserrat	Chocolate Con Churros - Buenos Aires-Monserrat	Chocolate La Puerto Rico, Calle Adolfo Alsina, Buenos Aires
Graffiti - Belgrano Estas Muerto, Buenos Aires-Monserrat	Basílica de San Francisco de Asís, Adolfo Alsina 380	Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, 1731-1754	The façade of St. Francis of Assisi was rebuilt 1907-1911
Statue over the central portal, Basilica of St. Francis, Buenos Aires	St. Francis with Dante Alighieri, Christopher Columbus, and the painter Giotto	GIGEZEJun12 425.jpg	Interior of the Basilica of St. Francis, Buenos Aires-Monserrat
Modern altarpiece of the Basilica of St. Francis	Plazoleta de San Francisco - Allegory of Industry (La Industria) by Joseph Dubordieu	Politecnica Manuel Belgrano, Calle Moreno, in desperate need of restoration or preservation, BA-Monserrat	Museo Juan B. Ambrosetti, Calle Moreno, Buenos Aires-Monserrat
Museo Juan B. Ambrosetti, Calle Moreno, Buenos Aires-Monserrat	Graffiti - Buenos Aires-Monserrat	Building at the corner of Bolivar and Moreno in the Monserrat District undergoing renovations due for completion in 2013	Soberanía es Recuperar Lo Nuestro - political mural, Av. de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Building on the northwest corner of Plaza de Mayo and the end of the Diagonal Norte	From Buenos Aires' Golden Age	Consulado General de Chile, Diagonal Norte Avenida Pdte. Roque Saenz Peña Nº 547, Buenos Aires	BuenosAiresJul13 119.jpg
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BuenosAiresJul13 441.jpg	Parque Colon with the Columbus monument, behind the Casa Rosada	Christopher Columbus monument	Iglesia de Nuestra Senora del Rosario, Belgrano
Sign says Museo de la Ciudad...	Be cautious against receiving a worthless Australe note, the previous Argentine currency, instead of a current Peso note