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The Plaza de la Republica, marked by a 220 foot high obelisk, is on 9 de Julio.

Avenida 9 de Julio is so wide, 14 lanes, that each side has its own name. Carlos Pellegrini on the near (east) side and Cerrito on the far (west) side.

The avenue has up to seven lanes in each direction and is flanked on either side by parallel streets of two lanes each. Through the centre of the avenue runs one of the city's Metrobus (Buenos Aires) (Bus rapid transit) corridors, which stretches 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) and was inaugurated in July 2013.[1] There are two wide medians between the side streets and the main road.

The idea of constructing July 9 Avenue (La Avenida 9 de Julio) was proposed during the time of Mayor Francisco Seeber (1889-1890). It was hoped to be like an artery that crossed through from the north to the south, connecting the two

The avenue's unusual width is because it spans an entire city block, the distance between two streets in the checkerboard pattern used in Buenos Aires.

This is inside the famous Restaurant Gran Cafe Tortoni founded in 1858.

A must stop while in Buenos Aires downtown for a cup of Argentine Coffee or a Cappuccino.

The Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de Buenos Aires) is the main Catholic church in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in the city center, overlooking Plaza de Mayo, on the corner of San Martín and Rivadavia streets, in the San Nicolás neighborhood. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires and the primal church of Argentina.

The Cathedral of Buenos Aires is a Latin cross building with transept and three-aisles with side chapels connected by corridors

The Cathedral itself could be considered as a pictorial museum as well

Originally the interior was only decorated with altarpieces, but at the end of the 19th century the walls and ceilings of the church were decorated with frescoes depicting biblical scenes painted the Italian Francesco Paolo Parisi

Looking up into the cupola

The location where Jose de San Martin the liberator of Peru, Chile and Argentina is laid to rest.

In 1880, the remains of General José de San Martín were brought from France and placed in a mausoleum, reachable from the right aisle of the church. The black sarcophagus is guarded by three life-size female figures that represent Argentina, Chile and Peru, three of the regions freed by the General.

La Casa Rosada (The Pink House) is the executive mansion and office of the President of Argentina. The palatial mansion is known officially as Casa de Gobierno, ("House of Government" or "Government House"). The characteristic color of the Casa Rosada is baby pink, and is considered one of the most emblematic buildings in Buenos Aires.

Views of the city of Buenos Aries from the hotel pool area.

Rio Plata. in the distance. Note how wide it is.

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