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Buenos Aires (/ ˌ b w eɪ n ə s ˈ ɛər iː z / or /-ˈ aɪ r ɪ s /; [12] Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbwenos ˈajɾes] ⓘ), [13] officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, [a] is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America's southeastern coast.
The first official contact between Argentina and Romania took place in 1880. Diplomatic relations were established between both nations on 24 April 1931. [2] During World War II, the arrival of the largest number of Romanian migrants to Argentina took place due to Nazi persecution and Soviet communist ideology in Romania. [1]
Obelisco de Buenos Aires. The Obelisco de Buenos Aires (Obelisk of Buenos Aires) is a national historic monument and icon of Buenos Aires. Located in the Plaza de la República in the intersection of avenues Corrientes and 9 de Julio, it was erected in 1936 to commemorate the quadricentennial of the first foundation of the city.
The Teatro Colón (English: Columbus Theatre) is a historic opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is considered one of the ten best opera houses in the world by National Geographic. [ 3 ] According to a survey carried out by the acoustics expert Leo Beranek among leading international opera and orchestra directors, the Teatro Colón has ...
The Puente de la Mujer, in the Puerto Madero district, is a pedestrian bridge opened in 2001. It was designed by Valencian architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava. The bridge is 160 meters long and 6 meters wide, with a metallic mast that rises 39 meters. The bridge swings aside when a ship needs to pass through.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Buenos Aires was the second largest Catholic city in the world after Paris. [5] [6] In 2014 the Archdiocese pastorally served 2,721,000 Catholics (91.6% of 2,971,000 total) in an area of 205 km 2 in 186 parishes and 183 missions with 783 priests (456 diocesan, 327 religious), 11 deacons, 1,915 lay religious (477 brothers, 1,438 sisters) and 53 ...
National Historic Monument of Argentina. Designated. 1933. The Cabildo of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Cabildo de Buenos Aires) is the public building in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, that was used as a seat of the town council during the colonial era and the government house of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. [ 5 ]
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral. The Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, officially called Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de la Santísima Trinidad de Buenos Aires), is the main Catholic church in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [ 3 ] It is located in the city center, overlooking Plaza de ...