Argentine National Observatory
The Argentine National Observatory, today the Astronomical Observatory of Córdoba, was founded on 24 October 1871, by Argentine president Domingo F. Sarmiento and the North American astronomer Benjamin Apthorp Gould.
Its creation was the beginning o...
Bicentennial Lighthouse
Designed by Alejandro Cohen and built in the style of structural expressionism, this monument was created as a tribute to the Argentina Bicentennial. The structure is an 80-metre-tall partial helix with a ninety degree twist. Atop this reinforced concr...
Caraffa Fine Arts Museum
The institution was established as the Provincial Fine Arts Museum by the Province of Córdoba, which commissioned German Argentine architect Juan Kronfuss for its design, in 1915. Built on the western edge of the newly inaugurated Sarmiento Park, the w...
Colegio Nacional de Monserrat
The College of Monserrat includes both a high school and a middle school. The former is organized in nine departments: Philosophy, Social Sciences, History/Geography, Letters, Exact Sciences, Natural Sciences, Arts, Physical Education, and Humanities. ...
Cathedral of Córdoba
Construction on the original church, the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción began in 1582. Its early works were planned by architect Nicolás de Dios, public works director Gregorio Ferreira, and master mason Juan Rodríguez, who employed mostly in...
El Castillo Hotel
The castle was built as the primary farmhouse of the "Las Playas" estancia around 1870, in the town of Valle Hermoso, Córdoba Provincia de Córdoba, Argentine Republic. At the beginnings of the 20th century, the farmhouse was expanded, while conserving ...
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
The stadium was built in 1976 in preparation for the 1978 World Cup, with a capacity for 46,083 spectators although it doesn't provide seating for all of them, like many Argentine stadiums.
Most football teams in Córdoba have their own stadiums but ...
Evita Fine Arts Museum
The museum is housed in the Ferreyra Palace, a Beaux-Arts mansion designed by French architect Ernest Sanson and built between 1912 and 1916 for Dr. Martín Ferreyra, a prominent local physician and surgeon, as well the owner of limestone quarries and t...
Teatro del Libertador General San Martín
Noting the absence of a concert hall in his native Córdoba, Provincial Justice Minister Ramón J. Cárcano proposed the establishment of one to Governor Ambrosio Olmos in 1887. Securing the project's approval and funding from the Córdoba Legislature, Cár...
Marquis of Sobremonte provincial historical museum
The museum is located in the commercial area of Córdoba, and it keeps the urban architecture of colonial times. It was used for both domestic and commercial purposes back then, and it is the only house of the time period kept in modern Córdoba. For thi...
Paseo del Buen Pastor
A charitable project organized by the city and the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd of Angers, the establishment of a women's jail, was completed by architect José Montblanch in 1906. The drab structure was overshadowed, however, by ...
Patio Olmos
Set on the northeast corner of the intersection of three major avenues, the semi-circular school was designed to maximize classroom area, and its original capacity of 500 students was later expanded to 800. The building's condition declined over the de...
General Belgrano Bridge
The General Manuel Belgrano Bridge is a road bridge that joins the Argentine cities of Corrientes (capital of the Corrientes Province in the Mesopotamia) and Resistencia (capital of Chaco in the Chaco Region) over the course of the Paraná River (near t...
Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral
The Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, also called Corrientes Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Corrientes. Argentina It belongs to the Archdiocese of Corrientes. It is located at Hipólito Yrigoyen street 1542, compared to the...
Yacyretá Dam
The Yacyretá Dam or Hydroelectric Power Station Jasyretâ-Apipé is a dam and hydroelectric power plant built over the waterfalls of Jasyretâ-Apipé in the Paraná River, between the Argentine Province of Corrientes and the Paraguayan City of Ayolas. The d...
Formosa International Airport
Formosa International Airport (IATA: FMA, ICAO: SARF), also known as El Pucú Airport, is an international airport in Formosa, Argentina that is served by Aerolíneas Argentinas. In 2007, 1,547 flights and 45,653 passengers passed through Formosa airport...
Our Lady of Carmel Cathedral
In 1896, construction began for the new cathedral (Av. 25 de Mayo and Moreno) even though the ground had not been paid, but the owner (Manuel Martini) authorized the start of the work. In 1898, Father Gabriel Grotti blessed the new facility, as yet unf...
La Plata Astronomical Observatory
La Plata was a planned city, intended as the capital of the province after the city of Buenos Aires became the Argentina's Federal Capital. The observatory was the result of the 1872 establishment of the National Meteorological Bureau, enacted by Presi...
La Plata Museum
The La Plata Museum is a natural history museum in La Plata, Argentina. It is part of the Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo (Natural Sciences School) of the UNLP (National University of La Plata).
The building, 135 meters (443 feet) long, today...
Rafael Hernández National College
The Colegio Nacional Rafael Hernández is one of the four public high schools that are part of the National University of La Plata, in the City of La Plata, Argentina. The Colegio Nacional aegis denotes a school belonging to the system of national secon...
