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The 10 Best Monuments & Statues in Palermo, Capital Federal District
The birthplace of the tango is, like the dance itself, captivating, seductive and bustling with excited energy. Atmospheric old neighborhoods are rife with romantic restaurants and thumping nightlife, and Buenos Aires' European heritage is evident in its architecture, boulevards and parks. Cafe Tortoni, the city's oldest bar, will transport you back to 1858, and the spectacular Teatro Colon impresses just as it did in 1908. Latin America's shopping capital offers the promise of premium retail therapy along its grand, wide boulevards.
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1. Monumento a Cristobal Colon
2. Monumento al General Carlos Maria de Alvear
3. Monumento a Eva Peron
4. Monumento a Juan Pablo II
5. Monumento de Francia a la Argentina
6. El Abuelo Inmortal - San Martin Anciano
7. Monumento a Bernardo O"Higgins
8. Monumento de los Espanoles
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Monumento de los Espanoles Monumento de los Espanoles means ‘Monument from the People of Spain’, of course to the people of Argentine which was donated by Spanish people living in Argentine, in 1910 at the time of Centenary Celebrations of May 1810 which marks the formal beginning of Argentina's independence from Spain. It is also called the Monument to the Carta Magna and Four Regions of Argentina (El Plata, La Pampa, Los Andes and El Chaco.) It is located in a big squire in front of Rose Garden in Palermo area of Buenos Aires, on the intersection of Avenue Del Libertador and Avenue Gen. Sarmiento. It is a huge landmark with an enormous statue that represents "The Republic", in front of Buenos Aires Zoo and one must pass by it when going through the garden-like posh neighborhood of BA. It was built entirely in bronze and Carrara marble. The sculpture was started in 1910 and finalized in 1927 after a number of delaying incidents. It is 24.5-metre-high (80 ft) marble and brass monument was inaugurated on March 13, 1927, with a speech by the Argentina president Marcelo T. de Alvear. It is one of the most beautiful and largest monuments of BA.
