Casa Rosada by junge1
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La Casa Rosada (The Pink House) also known as Casa de Gobierno (Government House) or Palacio Presidencial (Presidential Palace) is located at the eastern end of Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires on a site once occupied by colonial riverbank fortifications. Today it is more than a kilometer inland because of land filling. Construction begun during the presidency of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (12 Oct 1868 to 11 Oct 1874), Argentina's 7th president.
From its balcony, Juan Peron and other Argentine presidents and politicians have convened throngs of impassioned Argentines when they deemed necessary a show of public support.
In 1955, naval aircraft strafed the Casa Rosada and other downtown buildings in the so-called Revolucion Libertadora, which toppled Peron.
In 1995 Madonna sang her filmed rendition of the song 'Don't Cy for Me Argentina' for the movie 'Evita' from the balcony after a meeting with President Carlos Menem.
The Casa Rosada is currently undergoing extensive restoration scheduled for completion on the 2010 bicentennial of the May Revolution that led to independence.
This picture was taken on 25 November 2006.
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Comments (33)
Great photo and history!
wonderful place and photo!!
Beautful architecture and Wonderful picture
That's a gorgeous bit of historic architecture ... a building easily recognized. This is a great photo, and I'm glad you posted it!
Great photo, thanks for the history..!
Its a beautiful and historic building but the renovation has not helped to highlight any of that. I find the fencing distracting and sad. I'll hope to see this again once the restoration is complete and the fence has been removed or at least beautified. Your photo really is a good one and helps to minimize the non-historic elemements.
Fascinating. I thought this building looked familiar (movies you know). I had the same reaction to the fence...I'm sure it is needed these days for security but let's hope it can be reinstalled to look better. Excellent notes for us wannabe tourists:)
Lovely building, this looks great. Pity that the fence is in the way.. Very nice capture well done..
a lot of history in teses walls brother-nice shot.
Excellent shot!
Very well done!
You have the excellent style and the colour sense. Beauties works. Very much I like them. Nice greetings for you.
beautiful building and ahot
Beautiful building and an awesome shot... capturing everything!
Wonderful and very creative work
Fantastic photo and wonderful & rich history
wonderful shot
Fantastic architecture..magnific capture! :)
Splendid capture! :)
Fantastice creation.
Wonderful building and capture!!!
wonderful building! Wonderful picture!!!!
Very nice building! Great capture!
SPLENDID!!!!
extraordinary shot!! very interesting info!
Interesting history for the building and shot.
~Maravilloso Edicifio~ Gracias por compartirnos su Historia... Es llevarnos con la Magia de tu Lente a este Precioso Lugar... EXCELENTE!!!
very beautiful architecture ! A rich style !
excellent !
Wonderful building and shot!!