Tourism in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, located on the south bank of the La Plata River, is the capital and largest city of Argentina and the third largest metropolitan area in Latin America. This city is the most European city in Central and South America, the birthplace of Argentine tango, and was rated as the third most beautiful city in the world in 2007.

Buenos Aires has beautiful scenery, fresh air and pleasant climate, and is known as "Paris of South America". This is a beautiful, clean and modern city with wide and neat streets and green trees everywhere. Those well-preserved ancient buildings have a strong European classical architectural color, including Gothic churches, Romanesque theaters and Spanish courtyards, which makes people admire the cultural diversity of the city. Buenos Aires, featuring many squares, street gardens and monuments, is a famous tourist city in Argentina with many tourist attractions. The obelisk in Buenos Aires, 79th Street, Columbus Theatre, Plaza de Mayo, Argentine Presidential Palace, Women's Bridge and La Boca are all worth visiting.

Buenos Aires has a large area of green space. This city has not taken off its green clothes for years. Tall kapok trees are all over the city. Those blooming peach blossoms and orange kapok are very beautiful. Green lawns and colorful flower beds extend to every corner of Buenos Aires, and every balcony is covered with green ornamental plants. These potted flowers and trees are various, ingenious and beautiful.

Columbus (Cologne) Theatre

Columbus Theatre is located in the center of Buenos Aires, near 79th Street and far from the city monument. It is an advanced theater specializing in opera, ballet and symphony, and it is also one of the most famous theaters in the world. Argentines claim that among the existing opera houses in the world, Columbus Theatre ranks first in Latin America and third in the world, second only to Milan Theatre in Italy and Paris Theatre in France.

Columbus Theatre was founded in 1890 and completed in 1908, with a construction period of 18 years. During this period, three designers have been replaced. On May 25th, 1908, Columbus Theatre officially opened, and its first performance was the famous opera Ayida.

The architecture of the theater is calm and elegant, combining the calmness and generosity of the Italian Renaissance, the massiness of Germany and the elegant architectural style of France. Marbles and mosaics imported from Italy and Spain are widely used in interior decoration, which is even more magnificent. The reliefs on the inner walls and painted windows of the theater are beautiful, the sculptures and busts displayed in the hall are lifelike, and the artistic treasures such as wood and porcelain bottles are antique, especially the 24K gold-plated reliefs on the walls of the golden hall are amazing.

The main theater has 2500 seats and 1000 seats. The auditorium is divided into seven floors: the first floor has a pool seat (29.25m× 32.65m) and 632 spacious and comfortable seats; The second floor to the fifth floor are boxes; The sixth and seventh floors are called "Louting" and "Paradise" respectively, both of which are standing seats. The height of the sky from the ground is 28 meters.

A huge chandelier consisting of 600 light bulbs hangs from the ceiling of the theater. Around the chandelier is a huge circular mural, created by the famous Argentine artist Raul Spiri. The stage area (35.25m× 34.50m) is larger than the pool seat, and it can be rotated, which is convenient for changing scenes quickly. The sound facilities are cleverly designed, and even if there is no loudspeaker on the stage, the actor's voice can be clearly and evenly transmitted to all corners of the audience.

Columbus Theater is one of the few theaters in the world that make their own costumes and props. There are workshops for clothing, shoes, wigs and scenery art in the large basement. The theater has 90,000 sets of clothes, 20,000 pairs of shoes, 10000 wigs and more than 500 plays.

There are five permanent performing groups in the theater, namely, the Opera Orchestra, the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra, the Columbus Ballet, the Opera Choir and the Higher Art Institute which specializes in training young soloists.

Columbus Theatre has received many famous artists from all over the world since its completion. Great musicians toscanini, Rubinstein, Mei Niuyin and kempf, famous singers Pavarotti, Domingo and Sutherlin, and many excellent orchestras and ballet companies have all performed in Columbus Theatre. At the same time, the theater also trained world-famous dancers such as Liana Bell Fei Aolei and Julio Bocca, making the Columbus Theater increasingly famous.

Saint Martin's square

General Jose de San Martin is a national hero and great liberator of Argentina. He led the Argentine people in the war of independence and made outstanding contributions to Latin American independence, and was called "the great liberator".

Freedom Square. San Martin is located in Retiro district, the capital. This square used to be Mart Square. During the War of Independence, General Saint Martin trained cavalry here. 1878 On February 25th, on the occasion of the 0/00th anniversary of General Saint Martin's birthday/kloc-0, the Argentine people named this square Saint Martin's Square. The square is irregular in shape and covers an area of 24,600 square meters. This is one of the oldest squares in this city. In the center of the square stands a statue of the liberator Jose San Martin. It was carved by French sculptor Louis Joseph Doms in 1862. The statue of Saint Martin is carved from a whole piece of copper, which is in the air of Ma Yue, so the weight of the whole sculpture is concentrated on the hind legs of the horse, which shows the superb skills of the sculptor.

According to the practice in Argentina, foreign heads of state visit or ambassadors present their credentials, and then they will present wreaths to the Monument to Saint Martin.

Obelisk and 79 Avenue

1936, this obelisk was designed and built by the architect Alberto Prebisch to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the city. Because some people opposed the project at first, 1939 was almost completely demolished. 20 14 has become an irreplaceable landmark building in Bushi. This monument is 67.5 meters high. Av. 9 de Julio( 18 10 Argentina declared its independence on July 9) crosses the city from north to south, with a width of about140m, which is said to be the widest road in the world.

Capitol

Kang Gressot was built in 1898, initially completed and opened to traffic in 1906, and fully completed in 1946. The dome covers an area of 9000 square meters and is 80 meters high. Designed by Italians and Belgians, it has a strong European classical architectural style.

The Parliament Building is 1.2km away from the Presidential Palace and symmetrically located at both ends of May Avenue. The main halls of the building include the Blue Hall, the conference halls of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the banquet hall, the Lost Hall and the VIP room. The sculpture group in Parliament Square is the statue of the famous French sculptor auguste rodin.

Parliament square

Located in front of the Parliament Building, covering an area of about 10 block, it is one of the three famous squares in the capital. On both sides of the square are Irigoyen Avenue and Rivadavia Avenue (the longest street in the world), just across the street from the Capitol. On the square stands the famous Monument to the Parliaments of the two countries to commemorate the legislative achievements of the two parliaments in 18 13 and 18 16. The main body of the monument, designed by Belgians, is a sculpture symbolizing the Argentine Republic: a graceful woman holds an olive branch, and in front of her, a young man is driving a group of horses, which are standing beside the La Plata River and its tributaries, parana river and Uruguay. In front of the monument is a group of music and light fountains, which makes people linger. In the middle of the square is a stone tablet, which symbolizes the starting point of the national highway. In addition, there are places of interest such as the replica of the "Thinker" sculpture in the square.

Boca and Tango Street

Boca is the first port in Buenos Aires. 1At the end of the 9th century and the beginning of the 20th century, a large number of European immigrants came to settle here, mainly from Genoa, Italy. This area is famous for tango, brothels and cafes, and it is one of the birthplaces of tango in Buenos Aires. Here, from the taste of food to the architectural style, there is a strong Mediterranean flavor.

Tango Street is the most representative street in Boca. At the suggestion of Argentine painter Jin Kela Martin, the buildings on both sides of the street were painted with local representative colors and named "Caminito" (see note). Many relief works by Argentine artists are hung on the walls on both sides of the street. 1959, the government turned this street into a "Pedestrian Street Museum". Let pedestrians experience a rich artistic atmosphere while walking.

Note: Camino is a small word for "road and street" in Spanish, which means kindness.

Wuxing square

Plaza de Mayo was built in 1580 by Juan de Garay, acting governor of Asunció n, and it is the earliest central area of Buenos Aires. Since 18 10 (Argentina declared its autonomy on May 25th this year), it has become a place for the country to hold all major political activities. There are buildings in different historical periods around the square: the Rose Palace (Presidential Palace) and the municipal government belong to the architectural style of/kloc-0 at the end of the 9th century and the beginning of the 20th century; The former city hall belongs to colonial architectural style; This cathedral belongs to neoclassical style.

1580, Juan de Calais built a castle here. Starting from 18 10, the presidential palace-Rose Palace will be built. 1873, President Samianto painted the presidential palace pink because it symbolized the unity of various political factions. Red was the color of federalism at that time, and white was the color of opposition. These two colors turn pink together.