
Plaza de Mayo -- Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Plaza de Mayo -- Buenos Aires, Argentina
Waymark Code: WM58JF
Location: Argentina
Date Posted: 11/28/2008
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Plaza de Mayo -- Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Plaza de Mayo is located at the Eastern end of the Avenida De Mayo at the Casa Rosada. The plaza holds the monument General Manuel Belgrano and the Pirámide de Mayo -- both are symbols to recognize the May 1810 revolution, starting the independence from Spain.
This is the plaza shown in the movie Evita.
Buildings surrounding the plaza include:
- Casa Rosada, the "Pink House", the offices of the executive branch
- Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
- Catedral Metropolitana
- City Hall of Buenos Aires / Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
- Cabildo - the city council during the colonial era
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