Lovely Plaza Lavalle, Buenos Aires
May 14th 2011 05:55
Just a few blocks to the northwest of Buenos Aires’ busy, noisy Avenida 9 de Julio, lies the lovely Plaza Lavalle. We discovered it quite by chance as we followed a quiet and blissfully car-free passage off and away from the ceaseless roar and rush of the world’s widest avenue.
It opened onto a small park, shaded by tall palms and leafy trees, with lawns edged with low wrought-iron fences, worn, dirt paths and statues planted in dry, overgrown gardens.
On the near side of the park stands the Escuela Presidente Roca, a grand neo-classical building completed in 1902. Opposite is the French style Palacio de Justicia and theTribunales, or federal courts, installed in 1904 .
Along another side, ornate apartment buildings lend an air of belle-epoque Paris. Opposite them, narrow art nouveau and plain “modern” buildings sit side by side.
On the northeast end of the Plaza is Argentina’s largest synagogue, Templo de la Congregacio Isrealito, its narrow facade adorned with the symbols of the faith. And opposite is the magnificent Teatro Colon.
Plaza Lavalle is a snapshot of boom-time Beunos Aires' architectural diversity. It's also a pretty, peaceful and somewhat nostalgic place.
Escuela Presidente Roca
It opened onto a small park, shaded by tall palms and leafy trees, with lawns edged with low wrought-iron fences, worn, dirt paths and statues planted in dry, overgrown gardens.
Plaza Lavalle
On the near side of the park stands the Escuela Presidente Roca, a grand neo-classical building completed in 1902. Opposite is the French style Palacio de Justicia and theTribunales, or federal courts, installed in 1904 .
Along another side, ornate apartment buildings lend an air of belle-epoque Paris. Opposite them, narrow art nouveau and plain “modern” buildings sit side by side.
On the northeast end of the Plaza is Argentina’s largest synagogue, Templo de la Congregacio Isrealito, its narrow facade adorned with the symbols of the faith. And opposite is the magnificent Teatro Colon.
Plaza Lavalle is a snapshot of boom-time Beunos Aires' architectural diversity. It's also a pretty, peaceful and somewhat nostalgic place.
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