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Road map C3. 35 miles
(55 km) SW of Buenos Aires.
* 740,000. n Pasaje
Dardo Rocha, Calle 50; (0221)
427-1525.
Transport
£ @

Casa de Gobierno nestled within its leafy garden environs E Museo de La Plata
See pp146–7.
P Pasaje Dardo Rocha Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
Plaza San Martín, Ave 7 between Latinoamericano, with its Y Paseo del Bosque
Calles 49 & 50. Tel (0221) 425-1990. excellent displays. It also has Ave 1 & Plaza Rivadavia.
Open 8am–10pm Tue–Sun. several art galleries that cluster Open daily.
Closed Mon. 7 0 - = around a beautifully lit, La Plata’s largest municipal park,
Now an excellent cultural columned central hall. Paseo del Bosque is an open
center, Pasaje Dardo Rocha was space covering just over 150
once La Plata’s railroad station P Casa de Gobierno acres (60 ha). Its leafy environs
until it was destroyed by fire in Plaza San Martín, Calle 6 between house an old-fashioned zoo
1887, five years after opening. Aves 51 & 53. Tel (0221) 429-4185. with many animals, including
It then endured decades as Open 8am–10pm daily. & 7 ^ rhinos and Patagonian foxes, as
a make shift base for various Located at the northern end well as a botanical garden with
organi zations, including the of Plaza San Martín, Casa examples of Argentina’s most
postal service, the regional de Gobierno is a Flemish emblematic trees, including the
archives, and even several radio Renaissance-style building, with ombú and the ceibo. There is an
sta tions. In 1994, the building an impressive mansard roof and astronomical obser vatory that
assumed its cur rent and hope- dome. It was designed by opens mainly in winter to the
fully permanent role as the best Belgian architect Julio Doral and public. The artificial lake offers
multifunction cultural center in construction began in 1882. rowing boat and pedalo
the city. Within the three-story Among its famous features are options, while to its west is the
Italianate façade and French- the marble staircases, the Salón open-air theater, Teatro Martín
style slated roof there is a small Dorado (Gold Room), and the Fierro, with various good
arts cinema and the grand sylvan Palm Patio. productions on offer.

La Plata
1 Plaza Mariano Moreno Paseo del
2 Teatro Argentino Railway Station AVE NIDA 5 2 Bosque
650 yards (600 m)
3 Palacio de la Legislatura CE NT E N AR IO
4 Pasaje Dardo Rocha Bus Terminal Museo de
0.5 mile (1 km)
La Plata
5 Casa de Gobierno DI AGO N AL 77 PLAZA Zoo AV EN I DA IR AO LA Astronomical
6 Museo de La Plata C A LLE 49 RIVADAVIA Observatory
7 Paseo del Bosque CA LLE 4 7 D IA GO N A L 80 C AL LE 3 C AL LE 2 Curutchet Teatro AVENIDA
AVE N I DA 1
BUENOS CALLE 5 N I DA 51 Martín Fierro
AV EN ID A 5 3
CA LLE 5 4
AIRES Casa AVE N IDA 1
C ALL E 5 5
Pasaje C A LLE 4 C A LL E 4 CA LLE 56
AV E
Dardo Rocha
D I AGO NA L 74 CALLE 48 Palacio de la SAN Casa de C AL LE 5 7
CA L L E 6
Gobierno
DI A GO NA L 7 9
Legislatura MARTIN
CALL E 4 9 CA L L E 9 AV EN ID A 51 CAL L E 8 AV ENI D A 7 DIAGONAL 78 AV E N I D A 6 0
C AL LE 50
Teatro
Argentino
PLAZA C AL LE 6
C AL LE 55
AV E 5 3 CALLE 54 C A LL E 5 8 C A LLE 58
C A L L E 5 6
CA L LE 57
C A LL E 12
C AL LE 11
Museo y Archivo Palacio CA LL E 59 CAL L E 5 9
AVE 1 3
Dardo Rocha PLAZA Municipal CALLE 10
MARIANO D I A G O N A L 7 3 PLAZA
MORENO ROCHA
Catedral de la
Inmaculada CA LLE 1 2 0 meters 800
Concepción C AL LE 1 5 C AL L E 14 0 yards 800
AVENIDA 13
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