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Recoleta: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar
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  • By fachd on May 16, 2008
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    • Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar - Buenos Aires
    Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del
    Pilar
    by fachd, 3 more photos
    While walking towards Cementerio de la Recoleta we visited Nuestra Señora del Pilar. Inside the white colonial church the interior resembled baroque style with beautiful ornate interior. Nuestra Señora del Pilar is a Catholic Church.

  • Address: Junín 1904, Recoleta
  • Phone: (011) 4803 6793
  • Directions: Between the Cementerio de la Recoleta and the Centro Cultural Recoleta
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    Recoleta: The streets of Recoleta
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  • Updated By acemj on November 19, 2003
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    • Recoleta - Buenos Aires
    by acemj
    There are some interesting sights to see in La Recoleta, but much of its charm lies in simply walking around and enjoying the atmosphere. It really feels like you could be in Europe as you see bakeries on street corners, modern internet cafes, restaurants and exclusive apartment buildings with brass-handled doorways and sharp dressed doormen.

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    Recoleta: La Recoleta
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  • Updated By acemj on November 19, 2003
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    • Recoleta - Buenos Aires
    by acemj
    La Recoleta is an exclusive neighborhood in Buenos Aires where I spent much of my time since my hotel was located here. I would highly recommend staying here, as it is a bit quieter than downtown and Av. 9 de Julio. Plus, with the whole city is much cheaper than it once was, so staying here isn't too outrageously priced.

    Much of the area is characterized by tree-lined streets and exclusive residential buildings. It's a great place to just relax, do some window shopping or to grab a coffee at a sidewalk cafe.

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    Recoleta: Cementerio de la Recoleta
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  • Updated By acemj on November 19, 2003
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    • The tomb of Eva Peron - Buenos Aires
    The tomb of Eva Peron
    by acemj
    What's the most expensive space in Buenos Aires? Well, you'll have to die to get some of it, because one square meter of land in the Recoleta Cemetery goes for at least $20,000 and that's only if someone's willing to sell.

    For some reason, I enjoy walking through cemeteries. Maybe it's because they make me think about a person's life as a whole instead of seeing it in mere moments. Here, the tributes to the lives that once were are so magnificent that one is forced to stop, if not in contemplation, then in awe. Some of the graves are simple structures and others are sculptured marvels.

    The list of people resting here reads as a who's who of Argentine history, but the most famous of all is Eva Peron whose grave is always covered with flowers from people paying their respects.

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    Recoleta: The ombú trees in Recoleta
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  • By sabrina_florida on January 21, 2007
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    • Ombú trees - Buenos Aires
    Ombú trees
    by sabrina_florida
    Most of them have been there for more than a century! The branches are so long and heavy that you'll see some woodden sticks that have been placed under it to hold them up.
    There are many benches under them where couples hang out.

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  • Address: In Plaza Francia, Recoleta.
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    Recoleta: Centro Cultural La Recoleta
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  • Updated By acemj on November 21, 2003
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    • Recoleta - Buenos Aires
    by acemj
    The Recoleta Cultural Center has a cool Children's Museum on the first floor that encourages kids to interact. In fact, it's officially "forbidden not to touch" here. The center also houses permanent and touring art exhibits as well as a theater for both musical and acting performances.

    The building was once the cloisters of theFranciscan monks. There is a small suggested donation.

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  • Address: Junín 1930
  • Phone: 11 4803-1041
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    Recoleta: A haunting view of Recoleta cemetary
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  • By oldmonk_92129 on December 27, 2003
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    • Skyview at Recoleta cemetary - Buenos Aires
    Skyview at Recoleta
    cemetary
    by oldmonk_92129
    At the Recoleta cemetary, it is worthwhile to just stand and stare. Important people and heroes of Buenos Aires past leave their memories in slabs of marble. The old gargoyles and cherubs stare back at you - The serenity is deafening.
    You can feel the ghosts of the past whistling past just by your side

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  • Address: Recoleta cemetary
  • Directions: This is a worth visiting neighborhood
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    Recoleta: Cementerio de la Recoleta
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  • By Upward on December 7, 2004
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    • Recoleta - Buenos Aires
    by Upward
    You can't take your money with you when you die, but you or your family can use it to provide you with ornate carvings and mini cathedrals for your final resting place. This cemetary is amazing because of the sheer amount of detail involved in building each one of the gravesites.
    I am somewhat familiar with such a cemetary because New Orleans is below sea level so there are many older graveyards with similar characteristics. But this one site holds so many graves together in such a tight space that the passageways can be bewildering. Definitely a must see though.

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    Recoleta: Cementerio de la Recoleta
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  • By MikeAtSea on November 24, 2007
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    • The tomb of Evita - Buenos Aires
    The tomb of Evita
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    The ominous gates, Doric-columned portico, and labyrinthine paths of the oldest cemetery in Buenos Aires (1822) may leave you with a sense of foreboding. The final resting place for the nation's most illustrious figures is a virtual city of the dead covering 13½ acres that are rumored to be the most expensive real estate in town. The cemetery has more than 6,400 elaborate vaulted tombs and majestic mausoleums, 70 of which have been declared historic monuments. The mausoleums resemble chapels, Greek temples, pyramids, and miniature mansions. The administrative offices at the entrance provide a free map, and caretakers throughout the grounds can help you locate the more intriguing tombs including the tomb of the famous Eva Perron!

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  • Address: corner of Junin & Guido
  • Phone: +56 11 4803 1594
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    Recoleta: La Recoleta area
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  • By Frisbeeace on May 27, 2003
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    • Recoleta - Buenos Aires
    Recoleta
    by Frisbeeace
    La Recoleta is an up-market area of shops and hotels. In the heart of this sophisticated neighborhood you'll find the Basilica of Our Lady of Pilar and next door the Cementario de la Recoleta where Eva Peron - Evita - is buried. Right across from the cemetery are several outdoor cafes, among them Lola, Clark's, Harper's and the famous La Biela. Right in the square is a very large rubber tree, perhaps the biggest in Argentina.

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