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Basílica Santuario de Santa Rosa de Lima

Romanic-Bizantine style church from the 20th century. The main altar has a replica of Michelangelo's Pietá.

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Palacio del Congreso
Congress Building
You can only visit by joining one of the tours which run regularly during the day. They are conducted in Spanish or English and take about an hour. You can book a spot online or just show up at the big door on the Hipolito Yrigoyen side of the building with your passport. The building is very impressive with the dome in the centre of the building 58 metres above the floor. All the main rooms have considerable significance for the people of Argentina and the guides do a great job explaining why, for example the room with presidential portraits only contains portraits of some of the presidents and why one room is named the Eva Peron room despite the fact that she wasn't a member of parliament.
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Parroquia Nuestra Senora de Balvanera
Our Lady of Balvanera
Built between 1799 and 1860 this is the parish that gives the original name to the district. Very popular among local people from all the city that comes to pray to San Expedito, Saint of impossible causes.
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Confitería del Molino
This art nouveau coffeehouse (now closed) used to be the meeting point for many cultural and political figures. The coffeehouse was built in 1917 and closed in 1997, year in which was declared National Historic Monument.
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Plaza de Congreso
Congressional Plaza
Contains some interesting sculpture, including a copy of Rodin's Thinker.