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94 BUENOS AIRES AREA B Y AREA
3 Círculo Militar
Ave Santa Fe 750. City Map 3 D3.
Tel (011) 4311-1071. Retiro, San
Martín. @ 61, 93, 99, 130, 152.
Open for guided tours only.
8 3:30pm Thu (English). 7 -
∑ circulomilitar.org Museo de
Armas de la Nación: Open 1–7pm
Mon–Fri.
Formally named Palacio Paz
and Palacio Retiro, the Círculo
Militar is situated on the south-
western side of Plaza San
Monumento a los Caídos en Malvinas for soldiers lost in the Falklands War Martín. Covering a plot of over
2.3 sq miles (6 sq km), the
1 Monumento a los finest historical monuments. structure was built by French
Caídos en Malvinas It is located opposite Plaza San architect Louis-Marie Henri
Martín and made up of three Sortais and commis sioned by
Plaza San Martín. City Map 3 E3. linked houses set around a José Camilo Paz, founder of
Retiro. @ 130, 152, 93. garden. Architectural features La Prensa news paper.
include an imposing gated The elaborate building,
Located at the foot of the grassy entrance, fine which boasts several
slope that leads up to the busy ironwork, and the splendid ballrooms,
Plaza San Martín, Monumento orna men tal Salón took 12 years to
a los Caídos en Malvinas is a Dorado, modeled complete and was
cenotaph made up of 25 on the Hall of Mirrors not inaugurated until
somber black marble plaques. of the Palace of 1914, two years after
Inscribed on them are the Versailles. The palace Paz died. The Hall of
names of the 649 Argentinian was acquired by the Honor, covered in
soldiers, seamen, and airmen Ministry of Foreign gilded bronze and
who lost their lives in the 1982 Affairs in 1936. They marble, is now used
conflict (see p60). A symbolic used it for their for conferences.
eternal flame burns over a map headquarters until Exquisite stained glass at The main façade, on
of the South Atlantic islands. the offices moved to Palacio San Martín Avenida Santa Fe,
Every morning the Argentinian a building across the was inspired by the
flag is raised, and flies high road on Calle Esmeralda. The Château de Chantilly in France.
through the day next to the Palacio San Martín is presently Since 1938, one wing of the
monument. Soldiers in uni form, used mainly for ceremonies and palace has been occu pied by an
from the three branches of the social events, but it opens for officers’ club – the Círculo Militar
military, perform the changing guided tours. The building also – and another houses the Museo
of the guard every two hours houses a good collection of de Armas de la Nación, which
until 6pm. pre-Hispanic American art and, has an excellent collection of
in the garden, a piece of the over 2,000 exhibits relating to the
broken Berlin Wall, gifted by military, including weapons and
2 Palacio San German president Roman uniforms, some of which date
Martín Herzog in 1999. back to the 12th century.
Arenales 761. City Map 3 E3.
Tel (011) 4819-8092. Retiro, San
Martín. @ 61, 93, 99, 130, 152.
8 3pm Thu.
Formerly known as the
Anchorena Palace, Palacio San
Martín was built by architect
Alejandro Christophersen at the
request of Mercedes Castellanos
de Anchorena and her sons,
once one of the richest land-
owning families in the city. Built
between 1905 and 1909 in
beaux-arts style, the palace is
considered one of Argentina’s The extravagant entrance of the Círculo Militar
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp278–9 and p289
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