| Puerto Madero |
This district is located downtown by the river. It was born from the restoration of the old docks and warehouses that shaped the old Buenos Aires harbour. For its proximity to downtown, it rapidly became a tourist centre. Its 16 buildings, surrounding the docks, concentrate a variety of luxurious restaurants and modern office buildings.
|
|
| The old port |
| Around 1880 Argentina was an exporter/importer country of manufactured products. At this time the harbour was built according to engineer Eduardo Madero’s project. The construction lasted more than 10 years and a lot of money was invested. Buenos Aires has always been related to the Port. That is why its inhabitants are called “porteños”. |
|
| Malecón Building |
| Dock 1 |
Built in 1999, the project was directed by one of the most important architecture studios in the United States. This is an office tower comprising twelve floors. A great commercial center.
|
|
| Ship Museum and Corvette Uruguay |
| Dock 1 |
It was built in British shipyards and brought to Buenos Aires by order of President Sarmiento in 1872. Between 1898 and 1961, it was the training ship of the Argentine Navy. It is 85 meters long and 13,3 wide. In 1901, it was driven to the Antarctica to rescue the Swedish expedition of the ‘Antartic’, which was wrecked by the immensity of the ice.
|
|
Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza Church |
It depends from the Argentine Naval Prefecture. It was designed by the architects Poli, Casano and Zubillaga. It was inaugurated in 1996. It has a round base such as the Inmaculada Concepción church in Belgrano neighbourhood.
|
|
| Buenos Aires City Mill |
| Dock 2 |
On the eastern margin of the dock, this mill is located. It was built in 1891. It had manufactured flour until 1956. The style is aligned with the typical harbour functional architecture. It was officially declared as a part of the national patrimony.
|
|
Molinos Río de la Plata Building |
| Dock 3 |
This building was finished in 1902. That was the wealthiest period for Buenos Aires port. The telescopic drain silos helped to organize the loading and unloading of goods according to the storage aging.
|
|
| Ship Museum and Frigate Sarmiento |
| Dock 3 |
It was one of the training ships that belongs to the Navy. It was built in England in 1898 by order of the Argentine government. It performed 39 voyages throughout the worldwide seas.
|
|
| The Bridge of the Woman |
| Dock 3 |
| This is a work by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. The bridge rotates 90 degrees so as to allow the passage of the ships. It had been built in 12 months and finished in 2001.
|
|
Hilton Buenos Aires |
| Dock 3 |
The hotel offers a different architectonical landscape in Puerto Madero and an event infrastructure that may answer to a great demand. It has a glazing foyer of 600 square meters and 421 rooms.
|
|
Puerto Madero Station |
| Intersection of Perón and Alicia Moreau de Justo avenues |
A railway service of a high category arrives at this station. Trains are equipped with air conditioning and functional music. A tunnel built in 1912 which joins the port to the West of Buenos Aires adds a picturesque component to the landscape.
|
|
| Puerto Madero Yacht Club |
| Dock 4 |
Inaugurated in 1997, it was initially projected by Camper, an English company which has been dedicated to port construction from 1782. It holds a Floating Club House of 2000 square meters, distributed in three plants. The 250 mooring lines are illuminated and among its services we find drinkable water, phone cable television, cleaning, maintenance and nautical repairs.
|
| |
