The Florida One gallery occupies a multi-story office building standing at the intersection of Florida Street and Rivadavia Avenue. Built in the late nineteen-sixties, the complex features a commercial arcade that connects entrances on…
Calle Florida Historic Walk
This walk takes you down Buenos Aires' iconic pedestrian street to see early 20th-century architectural landmarks, historic commercial galleries, and former literary hubs.
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1. FLORIDA 1 gallery
2. Mirador Guemes Gallery
The Galería Güemes is an Art Nouveau passage stretching one hundred and sixteen meters between Florida and San Martín streets. Its entrance on San Martín street retains ornate bronze detailing and carved stone, reflecting a design by…
3. El Ateneo
The El Ateneo Grand Splendid is recognizable by its historic theater facade, where Greek-style columns and caryatids sculpted by Troiano Troiani support balconies above the street. Originally opened in May nineteen nineteen, the building…
4. Richmond
The Confitería Richmond stands on Florida Street, identifiable by the remnants of its grand, traditional interior now housed within a modern retail space. Opened in nineteen seventeen, this establishment was designed by the Belgian…
5. Galería Jardín
Galería Jardín is a commercial hub defined by its many indoor plants and garden beds tucked within its multi-level corridors. Located on Florida Street, a prominent pedestrian thoroughfare in the city, this complex consists of a retail…
6. Galerías Pacífico
Galerías Pacífico is recognizable by the grand Beaux-Arts building that occupies a full square block at the intersection of Florida Street and Córdoba Avenue. Its interior features a spacious central dome decorated with four hundred and…
7. Centro Naval
The Centro Naval is distinguished by its elaborate Beaux-Arts facade and an Art Nouveau entrance crafted from iron and bronze melted down from cannons used during Argentina's wars of independence. Inaugurated in nineteen fourteen, this…
8. Harrods
The Harrods building in Buenos Aires occupies almost an entire city block near the intersection of Florida Street and Córdoba Avenue. You can identify the structure by the eight-story cupola that crowns its corner position, rising above…
9. Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires
The Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires occupies a prominent site at the northern end of Florida Street, overlooking the trees and pathways of Plaza San Martín. Built in nineteen oh nine, the nine-story stone structure was designed by the German-born…