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English Tower

The English Tower (Torre Monumental) is 75-meter clock tower in Retiro, gifted by the British community in 1916 to mark Argentina’s centenary.

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Retiro railway station
The old train station, built by the British empire, it was the starting point of the Patagonia Express.
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Plaza San Martín
A beautiful park outside the train station, next to the plaza of the air force.
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Edificio Kavanagh
It is considered as the first skyscraper built in Buenos Aires. The story behind the construction of the building is interesting: Corina Kavanagh had a fight with another lady, Mercedes de Anchorena, both from Buenos Aires high society. Corina's daughter was about to get married with Mercedes son, but because of Corina's opposition to the wedding, it never happened. As a revenge, Corina spent all her inheritance in building what would become the tallest South American building of that period. The reason: Block the sunrise and the view to the Sacramento Church from the Anchorena's home. It was declared as national historic monument in 1999.
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The Kilkenny
Marcelo T. de Alvear 399