Recoleta Cemetery is marked by its imposing entrance, where tall, neoclassical Doric columns open onto a dense, maze-like layout of over four thousand above-ground mausoleums. Established in eighteen twenty-two on the former orchard of a…
Recoleta Tombs and Palaces
Wander through the legendary tombs of Recoleta Cemetery before walking past the opulent, Paris-inspired palaces of Buenos Aires' golden era.
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1. Recoleta Cemetery
2. Basílica Nuestra Señora del Pilar
The Basílica Nuestra Señora del Pilar is distinguished by a bright white facade and a bell tower capped with a dome lined in blue-and-white tiles from Calais. Inaugurated in seventeen thirty-two, it is the second-oldest church in Buenos…
3. Alvear Palace Hotel
The Alvear Palace Hotel is an eleven-story building of French Second Empire architecture that occupies the corner of Alvear Avenue and Ayacucho Street. Its facade is finished in a render designed to imitate Paris stone, rising above the…
4. Residencia Maguire
The Residencia Maguire is distinguished by its late-Victorian facade of exposed brick and detailed stonework, a style that stands in contrast to the French-influenced palaces surrounding it on Avenida Alvear. Built in eighteen ninety by…
5. Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires
The Palacio Duhau is recognizable by its French neoclassical facade on Avenida Alvear, a style inspired by the Château du Marais near Paris. Built in nineteen thirty-four for the Duhau family, the residence was designed by architect León…
6. Palacio Fernandez Anchorena
The Palacio Fernández Anchorena, located at sixteen thirty-seven Avenida Alvear, is a three-story mansion defined by its symmetrical neoclassical facade and a prominent central body topped by a slate-covered dome. Completed in nineteen oh…
7. Plazoleta Carlos Pellegrini
The Plazoleta Carlos Pellegrini is a small, triangular public square defined by the intersection of Avenida Alvear, Arroyo, and Libertad. At its center stands a monument of Carrara marble and bronze, inaugurated in nineteen fourteen, which…
8. Embassy of France, Buenos Aires
The Embassy of France in Buenos Aires occupies the Palacio Ortiz Basualdo, a building recognizable by its high cylindrical corner tower topped with a slate-covered dome. Designed by French architect Paul Pater, construction began in…
9. Palacio San Martin
The Palacio San Martin is a grand Beaux-Arts mansion defined by its three independent residences that converge into a single, oval-shaped central courtyard. Built between nineteen oh five and nineteen oh nine for the wealthy Anchorena…