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The Casa Rosada

Filed under: buenos aires, buenos aires guided tours, museums, tourism — admin at 2:46 pm on Monday, November 3, 2008

The “Casa Rosada” of Buenos Aires.

The Casa Rosada

It is the government house of the nation and is located in front of the “Plaza de Mayo” on the street Balcarce 50.

It is said that history began in 1580 when the colonizer Juan de Garay had sent to build a fortress. Then toward the 1595 governor Fernando Ortiz de Zarate decided to build a walled building with a drawbridge and moat. Finally by early 1600 the work was finished.

There, had lived the viceroys in colonial times and the authorities of governments homelands . Already with Domingo Sarmiento as president of the republic, the building became “La Casa Rosada.” In addition to paint it with this color, it was embellished with gardens.

Nowadays is the central headquarter of the Executive Power, one of the most representative buildings of the city of Buenos Aires. Also in its interior there is a great museum.

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