Bell Tower of Palacio de la Legislatura (Buenos Aires)
S 34° 36.575 W 058° 22.468
21H E 373980 N 6169393
Depicted slender belfry is key architectural element of monumental neo-Classicist building of Palacio de la Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Palace of the Buenos Aires City Legislature) in district Monserrat of Buenos Aires.
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Location: Argentina
Date Posted: 03/22/2015
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Depicted slender belfry is key architectural element of monumental neo-Classicist building of Palacio de la Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Palace of the Buenos Aires City Legislature) in district Monserrat of Buenos Aires.
The Palacio de la Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires houses the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is an architectural landmark in the city's Montserrat district, situated in a triangular block bounded by the streets Calle Hipólito Yrigoyen, Avenida Presidente Julio Argentino Roca and Calle Perú. Built of grey granite, it has a Neoclassical design. The building is open to the public on week-days only. The building contains the Esteban Echeverría Library, Salon Rosado (also known as the Salon Eva Perón), and a carillon which, when it was installed in 1930, was the largest in South America. [wiki]
The bell tower, 95 m high, is one of the building’s most striking features. Arranged around an octagonal base, it is comprised of four clock faces of German origin. These clocks in turn control five bells which chime out the same melody as Big Ben. The five bells all have names: Santa Maria, La Pinta, La Niña, La Porteña, and the largest, Argentina. These clocks control the workings of 80 more clocks distributed throughout the building.