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4 Palacio Haedo
Once the residence of the elite
Haedo family, this Neo-Gothic palace
is now used as the head quarters of
the National Parks administration.

Locator Map

3 Círculo Militar
Built between 1902 and
1914 as the mansion of the
aristocratic Paz family, this
mar ble edifice, modeled on
palaces in France’s Loire
Valley, is now owned by the
society of retired mili tary
officers who bought this
grand building in 1938.

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2 . Palacio San Martín
Formerly the palatial home of the wealthy
Anchorena family, this opulent structure was
used as the headquarters for the foreign
ministry between 1936 and 1989. It is still
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1 Monumento a los Caídos
en Malvinas
Unveiled in 1990, this somber black
Estación wall honors the 649 soldiers who
Retiro died in the 1982 Falklands conflict.

7 Torre Monumental
This handsome red-brick Palladian
clock tower was presented to
Buenos Aires by the city’s English
expatriate community in 1916.

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