La Plata the Garden City

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La Plata is the capital of the province of Buenos Aires and is called the Garden City for its beautiful squares and parks and afforestation of their streets. The city was designed by engineer Pierre Benoit and has a reticular chart. It is characterized by the diagonals connecting the most important places in the city. Located 63 km from the city of Buenos Aires, La Plata becomes an interesting destination to know. There are many places and walks to know in La Plata, among them we can mention the Basilica del Sagrado Corazón de Jesus, a basilica of Romantic-Byzantine style. You can also visit the Casa Curuchet, the only building in Argentina designed by the renowned Swiss architect Le Corbusier. This house is distinguished by a rationalist architecture that follows the guidelines of the modern movement. Among other rides that you can find the Hippodrome, La Catedral de La Plata, the Garden Zoo and many museums. At this point we can highlight the large number of museums that exist in La Plata and all of different themes, we can highlight Almafuerte Museum, The Museum of Art Fra Angelico, the Museum of Natural Sciences, Spegazzini Botanical Museum, the Museum Indian Yana Kuntur and the Museum of Bellas Artes. Finally we mentinon the Paseo del Bosque, a nice place where you can stroll and visit the Astronomical Observatory which is located within it.

La Plata is the capital of the province of Buenos Aires and is called the Garden City for its beautiful squares and parks and afforestation of their streets.

The city was designed by engineer Pierre Benoit and has a reticular chart. It is characterized by the diagonals connecting the most important places in the city. Located 63 km from the city of Buenos Aires, La Plata becomes an interesting destination to know.

There are many places and walks to know in La Plata, among them we can mention the Basilica del Sagrado Corazón de Jesus, a basilica of Romantic-Byzantine style. You can also visit the Casa Curuchet, the only building in Argentina designed by the renowned Swiss architect Le Corbusier. This house is distinguished by a rationalist architecture that follows the guidelines of the modern movement.

Among other rides that you can find the Hippodrome, La Catedral de La Plata, the Garden Zoo and many museums. At this point we can highlight the large number of museums that exist in La Plata and all of different themes, we can highlight Almafuerte Museum, The Museum of Art Fra Angelico, the Museum of Natural Sciences, Spegazzini Botanical Museum, the Museum Indian Yana Kuntur and the Museum of Bellas Artes.

Finally we mentinon the Paseo del Bosque, a nice place where you can stroll and visit the Astronomical Observatory which is located within it.