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 Elena Lapuente  Museo Metropolitano |
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By the end of the XIXth century, Buenos Aires was a small city with a marked colonial style, bordered by River Plate, Brazil Street to the South, Callao Avenue to the West and Santa Fe to the North.
All services, including hospitals, were outside this small perimeter. Public Administration had its ax in Mayo Avenue and the economical movement was in Madero Port as well as in the big railway stations of Retiro, Once and Constitución. |
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However, since 1880, there has been a growth explosion. The city became the capital as a consequence of Buenos Aires Federation. Railways grew and the port acquired a decisive importance both for commerce and to receive 3,300,000 immigrants in just three decades ( 1880-1914)
During this period, public and private buildings were put up, parks and monuments radically changed the city profile. The new urban design highlights the europeization as essential part of the project of the governing class from the end of the XIXth. century. Among the buildings you can visit, the Metropolitan Museum of Buenos Aires is a brilliant exponent situated in Anchorena Palace which was built in 1906 by Alejandro Cristophersen ( 1866-1946). It is a unique complex of three private houses , their construction was inspired in French architecture of the XVIII th. century. They originally belonged to Anchorena family, built on the corner of Arenales and Basavilbaso Streets, the very heart of the most elegant residential area of Federal Capital in the surroundings of San Martín Square. It is important to mention that the original material of the plaster of the front of the Palace was stone-like plastering, a technique taken by Italian immigrants which contributed to turn Buenos Aires image into that giving the city the name of "Paris of South America". |
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In 1936, the National State acquired one of the residences to settle the seed of the Ministery of Foreign Affairs and Cult.
In a guided visit, you can observe the marvelous architectural work making up the building, the works of art that make up its patrimony, which represent the artists of the Argentinean vanguard and of the countries belonging to the Mercosur and one of the most important collections of pre-columbian works of art. Visits: Mondays to Saturdays, from 2.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. Phone to check. Free entrance |
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| Contact: Museo Metropolitano Castex 3217. C1425CDC Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires Tel: +54 (11) 4802 1911/ 4803 4458 Web |
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