https://padlet.com/ipad8292/ms4diuli4w27 tourist places en-us 2019-02-05 18:34:07 UTC 2024-06-09 19:45:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Carfront.png ipad8292 https://padlet.com/ipad8292/ms4diuli4w27/wish/327955405 Starting from the 1810 revolution that led to independence, the Plaza de Mayo has been a focal point of political life in Argentina. Several of the city’s major landmarks are located around the Plaza including the Cabildo; the city council during the colonial era.]]> 2019-02-05 18:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ipad8292/ms4diuli4w27/wish/327955405 ipad8292 https://padlet.com/ipad8292/ms4diuli4w27/wish/327958436 Carlos Thays was a French landscape artist who came to Buenos Aires when he was 40 years old, and proceeded to change the face of the city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Under his supervision, a number of parks were developed and existing ones renovated. But the botanical garden was his pet project.]]> 2019-02-05 18:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ipad8292/ms4diuli4w27/wish/327958436 ipad8292 https://padlet.com/ipad8292/ms4diuli4w27/wish/327959979 Opened in 1908 with a performance of Verdi’s “Aïda,” the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires was designed by a succession of architects, which may explain the structure’s eclectic style. With nearly 2,500 seats and standing room for 1,000 people, the Teatro Colón stood as the world’s largest opera house until the completion of the Sydney Opera House in 1973. It remains one of the top tourist attractions in Buenos Aires.]]> 2019-02-05 18:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ipad8292/ms4diuli4w27/wish/327959979 ipad8292 https://padlet.com/ipad8292/ms4diuli4w27/wish/327960998 Sleek buildings line the Rio de la Plata waterfront at Puerto Madero, the largest urban development project in the capital. Puerto Madero served as the main port of Buenos Aires during the late 19th century, but larger cargo ships soon made it obsolete.]]> 2019-02-05 18:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ipad8292/ms4diuli4w27/wish/327960998 ipad8292 https://padlet.com/ipad8292/ms4diuli4w27/wish/327962591 Caminito, which translates as “little street,” wasn’t always a street. It was originally a stream; when the water dried up, railroad tracks were built on the dry bed. When the tracks were removed, it became a landfill. Today it is considered one of Buenos Aires’ most colorful streets. Located in the neighborhood of La Boca, the street is a good place to watch artists at work and view their completed Works]]> 2019-02-05 18:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ipad8292/ms4diuli4w27/wish/327962591