During your travel Argentina, you can admire the wonderful architecture and art of this country. If you are interested in history of Argentina, you should visit such cities as Cordoba, Salta, Mendoza and of course the main city Buenos Aires. Notwithstanding the influence of the modern world, these cities have cherished their priceless heritage.
If you want to admire a great variety of historical traditions in architecture of Argentina, the best place for you to visit is the capital of this country Buenos Aires. The latest colonial buildings have been preserved only near the Plaza de Mayo, but in small quantity. The most part of architecture of Argentina in Buenos Aires was built in the 20th century by Francophile. The representatives of that period are numerous palacetes for rich people and such marvellous building as the Congreso Nacional. If you are going to travel Argentina, you should see such delighted places as the Casa Rosada, Metropolitan Cathedral or visit the Recoleta district, in order to admire these best places in Argentina. If you want to see something amazing, you may enjoy the bright houses of La Boca.
If you are interested in colonial art, you have to go to the north-west of this country and the point of your destination, during your moving around Argentina, is such cities as Tucuman, Salta and Cordoba. You should see different chapels, churches and galleries there. The colonial traditions of Peru and Bolivia as well as the Cuzco school influenced on the architecture of Argentina in these regions.
The architecture of Argentina of the second half of the 20th century is represented by such wonderful buildings as the Banco Nacional de Buenos Aires and the Museo Hispanoamericano de Buenos Aires. Though these buildings are constructed by the Argentinian architects, they still reproduce French models. During your travel Argentina, you will also see the skyscrapers, which were the main stream of the architecture of Argentina till the 1950s. The new generation of architects was eager to show their originality, that's why these buildings are not considered to be the piece of art.
The modern architecture of Argentina is represented by such architects, as Mario Álvarez, Sánchez Elía, César Pelli. All of them have erected their buildings in the last years of the 20th century. So during your travel Argentina, you can admire such marvellous buildings as the Le Parc Tower, the Torre Fortabat and the Petronas Towers. These constructions may be called the architecture of new age without hesitation. |