Remarkable buildings in Buenos Aires

San Ramón Nonato Convent

Address: Reconquista 269 - San NicolásBetter known as the ex- Convent of the ‘Mercedarios’, it neighbors with the Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy. The monks of this order inhabited here and, at a time, they were the one’s who...

San Francisco Basilica

Address: Alsina y Defensa s/n - MonserratThere is a historic-religious city center that has the most representative churches of the three emblematic religious orders that were installed during the first times of the city: Jesuits, Dominicans and Franciscans. The latter...

Nacional Buenos Aires School

Address: Bolívar 233 /65 - MonserratThis monumental work is the result of Maillart’s inspiration, who was an architect. It was built in 1906 and inaugurated in 1938. Previously, there were different educational institutions in the same place where now lays...

San Ignacio Church

Address: Bolívar 225 - MonserratThis is the oldest church in the city and it is part of the “Manzana de las luces”. This church is the result of the Jesuit, Krauss and of the Italians, Bianchi and Prímoli. It has...

House of María Josefa Ezcurra

Address: Alsina 463 - MonserratIt was built in 1836. It is one of the very few typical houses with patios that have barely survived the Buenos Aires modernity. The façade shows influences of the Italian renaissance and its door keeps...

Altos de Elorriaga

Address: Defensa 183/185 - MonserratThis building dates back from 1820 and it belonged to a high-class family from Buenos Aires, called Elorriaga. This is one of the very few city square corners. It preserves the characteristics of the buildings from...

La Estrella Pharmacy

Address: Defensa 201 - MonserratThe “La Estrella ” pharmacy belongs to a part of national history. Bernardino Rivadavia, the creator of the first pharmacy of the city of Buenos Aires, appointed an important biochemist and botanist as manager of said...

Don Pedro de Mendoza School

Address: Av Pedro de Mendoza 1835 - La BocaThis school was built in 1936 in the premises the artist Quinquela Martín donated. He also furnished every classroom with big paintings of harbours. It functions as a primary school on the...

Voluntary Firemen Headquarters

Address: Brandsen 567 - La BocaThis place is one of the principal characters of La Boca. It was created around 1884 being an initiative of its settlers, under the motto “Where theres a will, theres a way.”. In spite of...

Tower of the Ghost

Address: Almirante Brown y Villafañe s/n - La BocaThe building designed by the architect Guillermo Alvarez has noticeable influences from the Catalan modernism in its style. It belongs to the circuit popularly known as the “damned buildings”. It is known...