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Cabildo of Buenos Aires

부에노스아이레스

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historical building in Buenos Aires, government house during colonial times

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8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines
  1. 1Cabildo of Buenos Aires

    Welcome to the absolute historical epicenter of Ar-hen-tee-na. You are currently standing securely within the highly famous Plaza de Mayo, directly facing the remarkably austere, beautifully white structure known universally as…

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  2. 2The Colonial Foundations and Jesuit Design

    As we carefully analyze the beautifully stark white facade, let us travel back to the absolute beginnings of colonial power. According to the strict, highly uncompromising 'Laws of the Indies', every single newly founded city…

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  3. 3The Center of Absolute Colonial Power

    Stepping conceptually into the heavy shadows of the remaining arches, it is highly critical to thoroughly understand the incredibly dual, deeply complex nature of this specific institution during the strict colonial era. On one…

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  4. 4The Crucible of the May Revolution

    We now deeply focus our attention directly upon the highly famous, beautifully ornate central balcony, the exact historic stage for the most incredibly important, universally celebrated moment in all of Ar-hen-tee-na history. The…

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  5. 5The Era of Brutal Architectural Mutilation

    Following that absolute, unparalleled moment of unmatched national glory, the incredibly tragic architectural story of the Ca-beel-do takes a deeply heartbreaking, highly brutal turn. The physical body of the building, the very…

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  6. 6The Groundbreaking Scientific Restoration

    Just as it seemed the deeply battered, highly mutilated building might tragically vanish completely from the rapidly modernizing cityscape, a highly passionate new intellectual movement started to rise up to desperately save it.…

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  7. 7The National Museum of the May Revolution

    Today, this beautifully resurrected, highly deeply symbolic building serves an incredibly profound, completely new purpose as the highly respected National Museum of the Ca-beel-do and the May Revolution. It now actively…

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  8. 8Cabildo of Buenos Aires

    As we formally conclude our deeply analytical audio tour of the highly famous Ca-beel-do, we are left with a profoundly highly philosophical, deeply challenging final thought. The incredibly stark white building we so closely…

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What is Cabildo of Buenos Aires?

Cabildo of Buenos Aires is a place in 부에노스아이레스 with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.

Key facts
Location부에노스아이레스
TypeHeritage
Story sections8
Text languageEnglish
Coordinates-34.6089, -58.3738
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Nearby places

within a 5-minute walk
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