Recommended Photos Collections: Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent. Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the third-largest conurbation in Latin America, with a population of around thirteen million.

The city of Buenos Aires is not a part of Buenos Aires Province, nor is it the Province's capital, but an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalised and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include the towns of Belgrano and Flores (both are currently neighborhoods of the city). The 1994 constitutional amendment granted the city autonomy, hence its formal name: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Its citizens first elected a Chief of Government (i.e. Mayor) in 1996; before, the Mayor was directly appointed by the President of the Republic.

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The Cabildo of Buenos Aires on the Plaza de Mayo

Full view of the façade of the Palacio de Aguas Corrientes in Buenos Aires

Panoramic view of Puerto Madero at sunset, a section developed over former docklands over the past decade

Corrientes Avenue, reflective of a second construction boom between 1945 and 1980

Galerías Pacífico is one of numerous city landmarks restored since 1990

Line H of the Subte. It has historically been characterized by murals and other artistic works in its stations

Buenos Aires City Hall

Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires

"Palace of Justice", Argentina's Supreme Court

Avenida del Libertador, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Avenida Callao al 1200, en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. El primer cruce que se observa es con Juncal (al fondo, la curva en Pacheco de Melo) Tomada de SSO a NNE

Palacio del Congreso, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Avenida Juan B. Alberdi, Caballito, Buenos Aires

Former Immigrants Hotel in the port of Buenos Aires, Argentina, currently immigration museum

Centro Cultural Rey Fahd, la mezquita más grande de Sudamérica, en Buenos Aires, Argentina

Edificio de la Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires. Fachada que da a la calle Leandro N. Alem

Downtown Buenos Aires, from the Sheraton Hotel

Casa del Teatro, Avenida Santa Fe 1235 (vereda norte), en Retiro, Buenos Aires

Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires

On the left you can see the national congress and the river and skyscrappers far in the back of the panorama. Made from several shots stitched to make a 42 megapixels final image