Buenos Aries boasts a number of impressive buildings in a range of architectural styles. But when Anat Meidan, an art collector with a passion for La Belle Époque, moved to the city, she was delighted to discover how much of the city's Art Nouveau architecture from the early 20th century had survived. The author set about researching these extraordinary buildings as well as the people who designed and built them. Working with Gustavo Sosa Pinilla, Meidan toured the city and documented its architecture, using a few well-placed connections to gain access to the interiors of private homes and buildings usually closed to the general public. In this meticulously researched, richly illustrated book, featuring hundreds of splendid photographs, the reader is invited to share the author's voyage around the city as she narrates a very personal account of her love affair with Buenos Aires.

This book, first published in 1994, describes the development of Buenos Aires during the period from 1910 to the early 1940s, focusing on the role of politics and local government in the evolution of the city.

La influencia de la arquitectura francesa en la ciudad de Buenos Aires ha sido determinante en algunos períodos de su historia, especialmente a principios del siglo XX, cuando se construyeron las grandes residencias en la zona que se extiende desde Retiro hasta Recoleta y que culmina en torno a la plaza Carlos Pellegrini. El estilo predominante fue el del clasicismo francés de los siglos XVII y XVIII. Por ello se conoció a la ciudad como la “París de Sudamérica”. Las fotografías de Xavier A. Verstraeten recorren las casas que aún se mantienen en pie, la mayoría de ellas convertidas en imponentes sedes de embajada. Los textos de Fabio Grementieri, arquitecto especializado en patrimonio, enriquecen con sus datos históricos y detalles de la arquitectura y decoración este verdadero documento de un estilo de vida suntuoso que pertenece al pasado de la Argentina. Así, el libro recorre residencias como el Palacio Paz, el Palacio Anchorena, las Residencias Unzué, el Palacio Ortiz Basualdo, el Palacio Errázuriz, el Palacio Sans Souci, el Palacio Pereda, las Residencias Duhau, entre muchas otras.

The most European of South American cities, Buenos Aires evokes exile and nostalgia. A nineteenth-century replica of Paris or Madrid set adrift in an alien continent, its identity is neither of the Old World nor the New. The citys rootlessness has famously found expression in the melancholy of tango and, more recently, in a vogue for psycho-analysis even more widespread than New Yorks.

The Rough Guide to Buenos Aires is the ultimate travel guide to the sophisticated and enchanting capital of Argentina, with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the city's best attractions. Discover Buenos Aires' highlights with stunning photography and information on everything from the city's magnificent palaces, modern art museums and trendy nightclubs, to the old, cobbled quarter of San Telmo with its antique stores and tango haunts. Find detailed practical advice on what to see and do in Buenos Aires, relying on up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops and restaurants for all budgets. The Rough Guide to Buenos Aires also includes full-colour sections on two of Buenos Aires' greatest attractions - tango and architecture. Explore every corner of this charming city with easy-to-use maps to help make sure you don't miss the unmissable. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Buenos Aires.

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