RETIRO
Formerly, where the terminal stands today the land was occupied by the Rio de la Plata. Once the area was filled, the terminal was constructed but it was totally burnt down after a fire in 1897, then it was reopened in 1914. The central bus terminal is located there as well. At present, Retiro brings together one of the city’s most elegant squares, luxurious hotels and numerous office buildings. It is a neighborhood in constant growth and evolution. Just three decades ago, the zone called Catalinas Norte (located between Córdoba, Eduardo Madero and Leandro N. Alem Avenues and San Martín Street) began its urbanization process. Today, it has intelligent buildings that draw together the offices of the most important multinational companies in the country.

MUST-SEE
Torre Monumental
Previously known as English Tower, it was a present given by the British citizens living in Buenos Aires to the city in the 100 anniversary of the Independence of Argentina. The tower has a opaline clock with 5 majestic bells and it is 60 meters high.

Plaza San Martin
Home to the Malvina’s monument, it has a granite wall with the names of the soldiers who passed away during the war of 1982. On the opposite side of the park, one can visit the Monument of General San Martin that dates from 1862 and was made by the French sculpture Louis Daumes.

Kavanagh Building
Finished in 1936, the Kavanagh is the essence of the Buenos Aires’ identity. Nobody could imagine the area of Plaza San Martín without that mass of concrete. Symbol of the rationalist architecture, now it is a historical monument. Constructed for Corina Kavanagh by the architects Sanchez, Lagos and De la Torre, it is 120 meters high, it has 32 floors and 105 apartments. It was the highest building of Latin America by those years. It was the first apartment in Buenos Aires that had central air conditioned.