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This is a residential
area in Buenos Aires. In Belgrano you
will be amazed by late XIX-century high
class residences which settled here
and define particular featured areas
which fuse in the neighborhood. Among
them, the Paseo de las Barrancas (Barrancas
Promenade) is surrounded by tower buildings
and keeps historical elements, such
as its gates and a bandstand where concerts
and shows are usually performed. Nearby,
you can find the Iglesia de la Inmaculada
Concepción (Immaculate Conception
Church) -better known as La Redonda
(The Round)- because of its unmistakable
round dome. To the West, Belgrano R
neighborhood is full of imposing mansions
of a true European style.
HIGHLIGHTS
Spanish
Art Museum Enrique Larreta:
2291 Juramento Avenue. Gothic, Barroque
and renaissance art is exhibited here.
Casa del
Argel:
1919 Cuba Street. This is the house
where Frenchman Carlos Delcasse, promoter
of the art of fencing, lived. It is
a two storey Norman style house.
Church
of the Inmaculada Concepción:
2042 Vuelta de Obligado Street. It is
popularly known as "La Redonda"
due to its circular shape. this temple,
built in 1878, was designed by the Genovese
architects Nicolás and José
Canale and helped by Antonio Burchiazzo.
The Church, of clear italian influence,
preserves a classic Greek-Roman Style.
There are outstanding works of art inside
the temple such as the Crucified Christ,
the high altar which is supported by
two onyx columns and on its fromt is
a replica of Leonardo da Vinci´s
masterpiece "The Last Supper".
The circular building resembles Agripa´s
pantheon in Italy.
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