Carlos Gardel's Buenos Aires

Chacarita Cemetery spans ninety-five hectares, making it the largest cemetery in Argentina. You can identify the grounds by the miles of tree-lined paths and the immense, dense collection of marble mausoleums that rise behind the…

The Abasto de Buenos Aires is recognizable by the five distinct concrete curves of its Art Deco façade, with a wide, tall central arch that dominates the building’s profile. This structure was designed by architects José Luis Delpini,…

The Museo Casa Carlos Gardel occupies the house that the tango legend bought for his mother, Berta Gardés, in nineteen twenty-seven. Located at Jean Jaurès seven thirty-five in the Balvanera neighborhood, this building is a classic example…

The Café de los Angelitos sits on the corner of Avenida Rivadavia and Rincón, marked by a corner entrance and a facade often accented with ornamental plaster figures. Originally opened in eighteen ninety by an Italian immigrant named…

The Teatro Colón is defined by its massive, horseshoe-shaped auditorium, which ranks among the best in the world for its acoustic clarity. A whisper from the stage can carry to the highest balcony, a feat achieved through a careful blend…

The Teatro Broadway stands at eleven fifty-five Corrientes Avenue as a piece of Art Deco design that first opened its doors on October eleventh, nineteen thirty. Designed by the Hungarian architect Jorge Kálnay, the building was a bold…

Café Tortoni is distinguished by its long, ornate facade along Avenida de Mayo and a Tiffany-style stained-glass ceiling that casts light over the main hall. Established in eighteen fifty-eight by a French immigrant named Jean Touan, it is…