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La PlataNewest Review: ... is a massive one. In the midddle of Moreno Park, the main one in the city, is La Plata's Founding Stone. A monument as the represent the origin of the city. Every major city in Argentina got their Cathedral, here the Cathedral is in a neo-gotic style and shows lots about the cologne times that lived. The beautiful stained glass is a must in the city. It also has a museum but it doesn't say much. The Teatro Argentino is a new building that replaced the old theatre that was destroyed by a fire. The locals assure that the theatre was one of the best in the world and of course much better than the new one. The Pasaje Dardo Rocha,... more |
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by martinaheale - written on 11.07.01 (Very useful, 58 readings)
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Yes, La Plata means the silver but it can also means the money, and it was quite right during some time for this city to be called like that. La Plata is the capital of Buenos Aires Province, and after it was founded in the 1880's it was the heart of the whole country. Although now the heart and soul is in the Federal Capital, called Capital Federal, a very original name, la Plata keeps their interesting life. It's about 56 km southeast from the Fed. Cap. La Plata has amazing public buildings because it was sopoused to reflect their main part in the argentinian history. And the distribution of this tries to imitated Washington DC, USA, where ...
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