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        <header><h1><b><u>List of Attractions</u></b></h1></header>
    <div class="attraction-guide">This page presents a <b>guide</b> to<br> everything you need to know about the <b>stunning,</b><br> but above all <b>historic,</b> sights of <b>Buenos Aires,</b><br> which you should definitely not miss.<br> By <b>clicking</b> on the name of each <b>attraction,</b><br> you can visit its page<br> on <b>Wikipedia,</b> to find much more <b>information</b><br> about it<b>!</b></div>
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      <li class="att-item1"><h2><u><a class="att-link" href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abasto_de_Buenos_Aires'  target="_blank">◦ Abasto Shopping Mall</a></u></h2><img  src="buenos_photos/Attractions/abasto.jpg" width="500" height="420" ><iframe class="att-map-right" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d5522.997136446931!2d-58.41311592496269!3d-34.60431966791266!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x95bcca8c854bd13f%3A0xfc0cf5c054da4aa1!2sAbasto%20de%20Buenos%20Aires!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sgr!4v1734005160767!5m2!1sen!2sgr"  width="450" height="420" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe><br><p class='att-p'>The <b>Abasto Shopping</b> is one of the <b>largest shopping<br> malls</b> in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The building<br> was the central wholesale fruit and vegetable market<br> of the city ("Mercado de Abasto") from 1893<br> to 1984. Since 1999 it operates as a<br> shopping mall. It is also <b>famous for its presence</b><br> in the area where tango singer<br> <b>Carlos Gardel</b>, known as El Morocho del Abasto<br> ("the dark-haired guy from Abasto"), lived for<br> most of his life.</p> </li>
      
      <ul class="attractions-right"><li class="att-item2"><h2><u><a class="att-link" target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires_Metropolitan_Cathedral">◦ Metropolitan Cathedral</a></u></h2><iframe class="att-map-left" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3283.865226031457!2d-58.37583232441458!3d-34.60756937295291!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x95bcb9c134355bc3%3A0xe7611c1602820d34!2sBuenos%20Aires%20Metropolitan%20Cathedral!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sgr!4v1734007198069!5m2!1sen!2sgr" width="450" height="420" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe> <img src="buenos_photos/Attractions/metropolitan_cathedral.jpg" width="500" height="420" ><br><p class='att-p'><b>The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity</b><br> (Catedral Metropolitana de la Santísima Trinidad), is a <br><b>Roman Catholic cathedral</b> in Buenos Aires. It is located in<br> the city center, overlooking <b>Plaza de<br> Mayo,</b> at the corner of <b>San Martín and<br> Rivadavia streets,</b> in the San Nicolás neighborhood. It is the mother<br> church of the <b>Archdiocese</b> of Buenos Aires and held<br> the title of the <b>Primatial Church</b> of Argentina<br> from 1822 to 2024. The cathedral was declared a <br><b>National Historic Monument</b> in 1942.</p></li></ul>

      <li class="att-item1"><h2><u><a class="att-link" target='_blank' href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelisco_de_Buenos_Aires">◦ Obelisco</a></u></h2><img  src="buenos_photos/Attractions/obelisco.jpg"width="500" height="420" ><iframe class="att-map-right" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3284.016716331388!2d-58.386441317025806!3d-34.603738803218874!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x4aa9f0a6da5edb%3A0x11bead4e234e558b!2sObelisco!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sgr!4v1734006750504!5m2!1sen!2sgr" width="450" height="420" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe><br><p class='att-p'>The <b>Obelisk of Buenos Aires</b> (Obelisco de Buenos Aires)<br> is a <b>national historic monument</b> and an <b>iconic landmark</b><br> of Buenos Aires. It is located in <b>Plaza de la República</b><br> at the intersection of the avenues <b>Corrientes and<br> 9 de Julio</b>, it was built in 1936 to<br> honor the <b>400th anniversary</b> of <br> the first founding of the city. Its height <br> is <b>67.5 meters</b>, and 63 meters of that<br> of that reach up to the start of the top, which<br> measures 3.5 by 3.5 meters. The tip is<br> blunt, measures 40 centimeters, and ends in a lightning rod<br> that cannot be seen by the human<br> eye due to the height.</p></li>

      <ul class="attractions-right"> <li class="att-item2"><h2><u><a class="att-link" target="_blank" href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palacio_Barolo'>◦ Palacio Barolo</a></u></h2><iframe class="att-map-left" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3283.7852546224008!2d-58.38841772441449!3d-34.60959137295226!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x95bccadad85a755b%3A0x596a2eade487263a!2sPalacio%20Barolo!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sgr!4v1734006955522!5m2!1sen!2sgr" width="450" height="420" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe><img src="buenos_photos/Attractions/Palacio_Barolo.jpg" width="500" height="420"><br><p class='att-p'><b>Palacio Barolo</b> is a <b>landmark office building</b> for the city,<br> located at <b>1370 Avenida de Mayo,</b><br> in the neighborhood of <b>Montserrat</b>. It stood as the <b>tallest<br> building in Buenos Aires</b> for more than a<br> decade, until the construction of the Kavanagh Building<br> in 1936. The ...<b>"twin brother" of</b> Palacio Barolo,<br> <b>Palacio Salvo,</b> is a building designed<br> and built in Eclectic style by <b>the same<br> architect (Mario Palanti)</b> in Montevideo.<br>The building was declared a <b>national historic monument in 1997.</b><br> Currently, the building hosts various <b>travel<br> agencies,</b> a <b>Spanish school</b> for foreigners,<br> a shop selling <b>tango clothes,</b><br> <b>offices</b> and studios of <b>architects, accountants, lawyers</b><br> and <b>designers.</b></p></li></ul>

      <li class="att-item1"><h2><u><a class="att-link" target='_blank' href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_de_Mayo">◦ Plaza de Mayo</a></u></h2><img src="buenos_photos/Attractions/plaza_de_mayo.jpg" width="500" height="420"><iframe class="att-map-right" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3283.820117043382!2d-58.37888582441448!3d-34.60870992295255!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x95bccadb57fd1e5f%3A0xcc737c4eb0a8614b!2sPlaza%20de%20Mayo!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sgr!4v1734006647045!5m2!1sen!2sgr" width="450" height="420" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe><br><p class='att-p' ><b>Plaza de Mayo</b> (May Square)<br> is the <b>city's main square</b> and<br> the <b>central founding site</b> of Buenos Aires<b>!</b><br> It was created in 1884 after the demolition of<br> the Recova building, uniting the city's<b> Plaza Mayor<br></b> and <b>Plaza de Armas </b><br> which were then known as <b>Plaza<br> de la Victoria</b> and <b>Plaza 25 de<br> Mayo,</b> respectively. Plaza de Mayo,<br> in the center of Buenos Aires, has been the stage<br> for <b>the most important events in Argentine history,</b><br> as well as the <b>largest popular protests</b> in the country.<br> During the anniversary of the<b> May Revolution in 1811</b>,<br> the May Pyramid was erected in the center of the square,<br> becoming the <b>first<br> national monument</b> of Buenos Aires.</p></li>

      <ul class="attractions-right"><li class="att-item2"><h2><u><a class="att-link" target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teatro_Col%C3%B3n">◦ Teatro Colón</a></u></h2><iframe class="att-map-left" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3284.016716331388!2d-58.386441317025806!3d-34.603738803218874!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x95bccac630121623%3A0x53386f2ac88991a9!2sTeatro%20Col%C3%B3n!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sgr!4v1734006823279!5m2!1sen!2sgr" width="450" height="420" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe><img src="buenos_photos/Attractions/teatro_colon.jpg"width="500" height="420" ><br><p class='att-p'><b>Teatro Colón</b> (The Columbus Theatre)<br> is a <b>historic opera house</b>. It is considered one of the<br> <b>ten best opera houses in the world</b> by<br> National Geographic. According to a survey conducted<br> by acoustics expert Leo Beranek among<br> <b>top international opera and orchestra conductors</b>,<br> Teatro Colón has the hall with the<br> <b>best acoustics for opera</b> and the second best<br> for <b>concerts</b> in the world. The current Colón replaced<br> an original theater that opened in 1857. Towards<br> the end of the century, it became clear that a new<br> theater was needed, and after a <b>20 year</b> process,<br> the current theater opened on May 25, 1908,<br> with Aida by <b>Giuseppe Verdi.</b></p>
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      <li class="att-item1" ><h2><u><a class="att-link" target='_blank' href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Bombonera">◦ La Bombonera</a></u></h2></a><img src="buenos_photos/Activities/Bombonera/pyro.jpg"width="500" height="420" ><iframe class="att-map-right" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3282.7558016657213!2d-58.367331224413206!3d-34.63561087294287!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x95a334b6925e5473%3A0x1ca5b2748858b40d!2sLa%20Bombonera!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sgr!4v1734006423235!5m2!1sen!2sgr" width="450" height="420" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe><br><p class='att-p'><b>La Bombonera</b> (Translation: The box<b> of chocolates!</b>),<br> is a football stadium. It has a total capacity of <b>57.200<br> seats.</b> The stadium belongs to <b>Boca Juniors,</b> a<br> football club based in the La Boca neighborhood<br> and one of the <b>top teams in Argentina,</b> which has<br> over <b>18 million fans,</b> the <b>most in<br> Argentina</b> and about <b>40% of the total population<br> of the country!</b> The unusual shape of the stadium has<br> given it <b>excellent acoustics.</b><br> The stadium is widely considered one of the<br> <b>most iconic stadiums in the world</b> due to its design<br> the <b>club's history,</b> iconic matches,<br> the intense <b>atmosphere</b> and the stories of legendary<br> players who stepped onto the pitch like <b>Diego Maradona,<br> Lionel Messi, Pelé,<br> Ronaldo Nazário</b> etc.</p></li>
      <ul class="attractions-right"><li class="att-item2"><h2><u><a class="att-link" target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Monumental_(Buenos_Aires)">◦ Estadio Monumental</a></u></h2><iframe class="att-map-left" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3286.327858399956!2d-58.45233262441741!3d-34.545253372975296!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x95bcb43ae6018ddf%3A0x3d7f60a75bfa308a!2sEstadio%20M%C3%A2s%20Monumental!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sgr!4v1735137417940!5m2!1sen!2sgr" width="450" height="420" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe><img src='buenos_photos/Attractions/riverplatee.jpg' width="500" height="420"><br><p class='att-p'><b>Estadio Mâs Monumental</b>, widely known as <b>River<br> Plate Stadium</b>, <b>Monumental de Núñez</b>, or simply <b>El<br> Monumental</b>, is a <b>stadium </b>in Buenos Aires, Argentina.<br> It has a total capacity of <b>86.049 seats</b>. It is located in the neighborhood of <b>Belgrano</b><br> (although popular belief <b>wrongly</b> states that<br> the stadium is located in the <b>Núñez</b> area), and the stadium <br>is owned and operated by <b>Club Atlético<br> River Plate</b>. It opened on <b>May 26, 1938</b> and was<br> named after the club's former president<br><b> Antonio Vespucio Liberti</b> (1900-1978). It is the <b>largest<br> stadium</b> both in <b>Argentina</b> and in <b>all of<br> South America</b> with a capacity of 86.049 and it also hosts <br>the <b>Argentina national football team</b>. It was <br>the main <b>venue for the 1951 Pan American Games</b>.<br> It hosted the <b>1978 FIFA World Cup final</b> <br>between <b>Argentina</b> and the <b>Netherlands</b>. It has also hosted<br> <b>four Copa América finals</b>, most recently in 2011, <br>as well as several <b>Copa Libertadores finals</b>.</p></li></ul>
      
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