Congreso Buenos Aires (Palacio del Congreso), must be somewhere near the top of the list of “must sees” for tourists sightseeing in Buenos Aires City.
Argentina’s constitution, in fact much of the country’s early federal structure and politics was inspired by the earlier successes of federalism, and indeed both the constitution and political institutions, in the United States of America.
It is astonishing that two countries so similar in their postcolonial histories are so far apart today.
Palacio del Congreso, Argentina’s congressional palace is no exception.
The Congress of the Argentine Nation (Congreso de la Nación Argentina) is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina, located at the end of Avenida de Mayo, at the other end of which is located the Casa Rosada.
Argentina’s senate is bicameral, with a 72-seat Senate and the 256-seat Chamber of Deputies. A Greco-roman style building designed by the Italian architect Vittorio Meano and completed by Argentine architect Julio Dormal, between 1898 and 1906.
The building’s copper clad dome stands 80 meters tall. At the front of the building sits the Plaza del Congreso, with many distinctive monuments and beautiful public spaces.
Find Argentina’s congressional palace on a block at the intersection formed by Avenida Rivadavia, Combate de Los Pozos, Avenida Entre Ríos and Hipólito Yrigoyen Streets.
Palacio del Congreso
Address:
Hipólito Yrigoyen 1849,
entre Entre Ríos y Combate de los Pozos
Transport
Subte A, Congreso/Buenos Aires buses (colectivo) 12, 37 & 60
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