Published: May 14, 2023
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Time for a thread 🧵 on Palaces in Buenos Aires. This will be a long one, since there are so many šŸ˜‚ Will try to cover most of them here:

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Palacio Ɓlzaga UnzuĆ© — The Ɓlzaga UnzuĆ© Palace is one of the most imposing residences of the aristocracy of the early 20th century in the city of Buenos Aires (Four Seasons Hotel) šŸ“ Cerrito 1433, Retiro

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Palacio Alcorta — The building was originally designed in 1927 by the Italian architect Mario Palanti (author of Palacio Barolo and Palacio Salvo). šŸ“ Avenida Figueroa Alcorta 3351

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Palacio Bosch — It was inaugurated in 1917 as the residence of Ernesto Bosch, former Argentine ambassador to France, hence its name. And since 1929 it became the residence of the United States ambassador in Argentina. šŸ“ Av del Libertador 3502, Palermo

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Inaugurated in 1894, the Palacio de las Aguas Corrientes is one of the most attractive buildings in Buenos Aires. It was the first Great Distribution Warehouse that the City had, today it is a National Historic Monument. šŸ“Riobamba 750, Balvanera.

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The Palacio Barolo was designed in accordance with the cosmology of Dante's Divine Comedy, motivated by the architect's admiration for Alighieri and finished in 1923. šŸ“ Avenida de Mayo 1370

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CCK — The Kirchner Cultural Center, also known as CCK was originally built at the request of Ramón J. CĆ”rcano, national director of the Post Office in 1890, according to a project by the Frenchman Norbert Maillart. šŸ“ Sarmiento 151

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Palacio Casey — The building was designed in the 1880s as the residence of Eduardo Casey, by the architect Carlos Ryder. Finished around 1889, it was designed in the Academic style, which has been classified as "Late Victorian". šŸ“ Avenida Alvear 1690

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Palacio DĆ­az VĆ©lez — The DĆ­az VĆ©lez Palace is one of the oldest & most traditional aristocratic residences in Buenos Aires, a perfect example of the social & economic power of the family of Eustoquio DĆ­az VĆ©lez (son), located in Barracas. šŸ“Avenida Montes de Oca 110

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Palacio Duhau — The Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires is a 5-star hotel located in the Recoleta neighborhood of Buenos Aires and set in a building that unites the splendor of an old French palace from 1934. šŸ“ Av. Alvear 1661, Recoleta

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Palacio ErrĆ”zuriz Alvear — The building was designed at the beginning of the 20th century by the famous French architect RenĆ© Sergent who, although he designed several buildings for this city, never visited Argentina. šŸ“ Av. del Libertador 1902, Palermo

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Palacio Estrugamou — The Estrugamou Palace is a residential building in the city of Buenos Aires from 1924, an architectural landmark of stately architecture from the first half of the 20th century. šŸ“ Arroyo 783, Esmeralda 1319

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Palacio FernĆ”ndez Anchorena — This luxurious palace from the beginning of the 20th century is one of the few residences of the Buenos Aires upper class that survives the passage of time on Alvear Avenue in the City of Buenos Aires. šŸ“ Av. Alvear 1637, Recoleta

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Palacio Haedo — The building was completed in the latter half of the 19th century as a residence for the well-to-do Haedo family. Mariano Francisco Haedo (1816–1886) had made a fortune in railways and banking. šŸ“Avenida Santa Fe 690

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Palacio Las Lilas — The Palacio Las Lilas is a building located in the historic center of the San JosĆ© de Flores neighborhood, in the La PorteƱa passage, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its construction is prior to the year 1885 šŸ“ Pasaje la PorteƱa 54

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La Casa Marcó del Pont — Casa Marcó del Pont is an old family farm, declared a National Historic Monument and, since then, the headquarters of the Marcó del Pont Cultural Space. šŸ“Artigas 202, Flores

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Palacio Madero UnzuĆ© — Edwardian in style and with faƧades covered in imitation stone (currently hidden under layers of paint), the building was the residence of the Madero UnzuĆ© family and was built between 1914 and 1917. šŸ“La Isla

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Residencia Maguire — It is one of the few survivors of a corridor of aristocratic palaces that were mostly demolished after 1930. šŸ“ Av. Alvear 1683-1699

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Palacio Municipal de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires — Designed in the same Second Empire style with which Cagnoni designed the first part, the engineering firm of Bonneu Ibero, Parodi & Figini completed the annex in 1914. šŸ“ Av. de Mayo 525

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Palacio Anchorena — The Anchorena Palace was built between 1905 and 1909, by the architect Alejandro Christophersen, at the request of Mercedes Castellanos de Anchorena. šŸ“Arenales 761, Retiro

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Palacio Ortiz Basualdo — headquarters of the French Embassy in Argentina šŸ‡¦šŸ‡· and one of the greatest architectural and cultural heritage of the City of Buenos Aires. šŸ“ Cerrito 1399, Retiro

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Palacio de Justicia de la Nación — Its construction was carried out between 1904 and 1942, according to the project of the French architect Norbert Maillart. šŸ“ Talcahuano 550

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Palacio Paz — Around 1890, Dr. JosĆ© Camilo Paz, an Argentine journalist and politician, founder of the newspaper La Prensa, commissioned the French architect Louis-Marie Henri Sortais to design this imposing palace. šŸ“ Av. Santa Fe 750, Retiro

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Palacio Pereda — a 20th century chĆ¢teau that reflects like no other the marked influence of French architecture on the Buenos Aires physiognomy of the time. Currently the Brazilian Embassy building. šŸ“ Arroyo 1130, Retiro

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Palacio Raggio — In 1906, the brothers Lorenzo, JosĆ© and Benito Raggio presented the plans designed by the Swiss architect Lorenzo Siegerist and in 1907 construction began. The building was finished in 1909. šŸ“ Moreno x BolĆ­var

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Palacio Leloir — The Leloir Palace (or Leloir Residence) is a French Academic style mansion with Art Nouveau touches that construction began in 1903 by the Norwegian architect Alejandro Christophersen. šŸ“ Libertad 1264

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Villa Roccatagliata — built for Juan Roccatagliata around 1900, it is a classic Italianate-style mansion, belonging to a prosperous family in Coghlan. Currently it is being incorporated by a new building. šŸ“ Avenida Ricardo BalbĆ­n 2603

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@BowTiedMara Duhau y Barolo los mƔs bonitos.

@BowTiedMara That is quite the thread. All the more reason to visit BsAs.

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