Buenos Aires Sights

  1. Cementerio de la Recoleta

    One of Buenos Aires' prime tourist attractions, the Cementerio de la Recoleta sits in the plushest of neighborhoods, ritzy Recoleta. High walls surround this necropolis where, in death as in life, generations of Argentina's elite rest in ornate splendor.

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  2. Jardín Botánico Carlos Thays

    Designed by French-Argentine architect Carlos Thays and inaugurated in 1898, this botanical garden boasts over 3000 tree and plant species, sculptures, lovely iron-and-glass greenhouses (housing cacti, succulents, orchids, palms and other plants) and Thay's former mansion.

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  3. Palacio de Justicia

    Occupying an entire city block overlooking leafy Plaza Lavalle, this beautiful beaux-arts structure is home to the Supreme Courts, and was built in stages between 1904 and 1949.

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  4. Palacio del Congreso

    The colossal greystone Palacio del Congreso, Argentina's national House of Congress, overlooks Plaza del Congreso. Modeled on the Capitol in Washington, DC and completed in 1906, it's topped by an enormous 85m dome and splendid statuary. There are free tours of the Senate in English.

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