miércoles, 24 de octubre de 2012

THIRD DAY

On this day we went to La Plata, Cathedral of La Plata and Natural Science Museum,.It was very cold in this day but we had a good time and we met many interesting places.
La Plata
La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and of La Plata partido. According to the 2001 census, the partido has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 186,524.
La Plata was planned and developed to serve as the provincial capital after the city of Buenos Aires was federalized in 1880, and it was officially founded by Governor Dardo Rocha on 19 November 1882. Its construction is fully documented in photographs by Tomás Bradley Sutton.La Plata was renamed Eva Perón City (Ciudad Eva Perón) between 1952 and 1955.
The city is home to two important football  teams: Estudiantes de La Plata, that play in the first division, and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, currently in second division.

Cathedral of La Plata
The Cathedral of La Plata, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, is the largest Roman Catholic sanctuary in the city of La Plata in Argentina, and one of the largest in Latin America. This Neogothic edifice is located in the geographical center of the city, facing the central square, Plaza Moreno, and the City Hall.
Inspired by the European cathedrals of Amiens and Cologne, its plans were drawn by architect Ernesto Meyer under the direction of city planner Pedro Benoit. The cornerstone was laid in 1884, and it was consecrated as the Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Dolores in 1902. The parish church, which continued undergoing works, was designated a cathedral in 1932.

Natural Science Museum

The Museo de La Plata is a natural history museum located in the city of La Plata, capital of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Museum of La Plata Museum UNLP.El immediate background Archaeological and Anthropological Museum, founded on October 17, 1877 in the city of Buenos Aires, then capital of the province of the same behalf. This integrated museum collections made ​​up 15,000 copies of pieces of bone and industrial objects donated by Francisco Moreno, appointed Director of Life itself.
From the federalization of Buenos Aires in 1880 and the founding of the city of La Plata as the new capital of the province in 1882, the provincial government ordered the transfer of the collections to the city Moreno in June 1884 and the construction of a building that will house, whose work began in October of that same year.1's when Moreno also donated 2000 volumes of his personal library.
The museum building was completed in 1889, although its public opening was held a few months earlier, on November 19, 1888, on the sixth anniversary of the founding of the city. In 1906, months after the nationalization of the National University of La Plata, and being the college reorganized Joaquín V. Gonzalez, the museum becomes part of it, incorporating teaching and research activities. Moreno is then that leaves the direction of the museum because he disagreed with the new direction that meant incorporating those facilities had to be reduced, part of the library is distributed in other universities and the press and the adjacent land.





lunes, 15 de octubre de 2012

FIRST DAY

After lunch we went to the River Plate Stadium of monumental located in the Belgrano neighborhood is the stadium dedicated to football practice with greater capacity in Argentina, and the ninth largest in Latin.








                                  Riachuelo 


Neighborhood destination reached the mouth went down to see and know the creek, a guide explained everything related to the river.
The Matanza-Riachuelo river, called Riachuelo river at its mouth and Slaughter on most of its development, is a stream of 64 km to the east of Argentina, who was born in the province of Buenos Aires, is the southern boundary of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and empties into the Rio de la Plata. This name originates mouth neighborhood of La Boca. The Matanza-Riachuelo Basin is located to the northeast of the province of Buenos Aires. To the north borders the Reconquista River Basin, south and west by the Salado River Basin and to the east by the Rio de la Plata. It is approximately 60 km and a general direction southwest-northeast, and an average width of 35 m, covering an area of ​​2200 km ² to the mouth of the Rio de La Plata.
The Matanza-Riachuelo Basin includes part of the City of Buenos Aires and the Municipalities of Almirante Brown, Avellaneda, Cañuelas, Esteban Echeverría, Ezeiza, General Las Heras, La Matanza, Lanús, Lomas de Zamora, Marcos Paz, Merlo and San Vicente. Its dominant topographical features have clearly defined three zones: plain high, intermediate and low plain plain.
His name from birth is the Matanza. From Noria Bridge begins where Avenida General Paz, which delimits the entire Federal Capital, to its mouth her ​​name is Brook.
In the basin of 2240 km ², live about 3.5 million people.

La bombonera 


After the visit to the River Plate Stadium in collective we know the neighborhood and saw the mouth of the window at the Bombonera stadium.
The Estadio Alberto J. Armando, worldwide known as La Bombonera stadium is owned by Boca Juniors. Located in the neighborhood of La Boca in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It holds more than 49,000 spectators, of which nearly 25,000 have seats.
It was inaugurated on May 25, 1940 with a friendly match between Boca Juniors and San Lorenzo de Almagro, who won the local match by 2 goals to 0. Ricardo Alarcon became the first player to score at the new stadium. He repeated the feat the following June 12, when the first game was played in an official tournament, against Newell's Old Boys, and ended with the same result as before. On April 20, 1986 first received an official name: Camilo Cichero Stadium, in honor of the president who works begin. On 27 December 2000 the name was changed to the present, as a tribute to Alberto Jacinto Armando, who was president of the club between 1960 and 1970.3 In 1996, under President Mauricio Macri took out a thorough reform , where the stalls were built preferential and VIP boxes. Also commissioned external decoration of the stadium to the artists, and Pérez Celis Macció Romulo.
Stage D-shaped, with three sides composed of three trays slightly curved, and a fourth side completely vertical, which is composed of a simple structure and isolated that is unrelated to the architectural design of the rest. The reason for this was that they had to build a new stadium on the same site where it was the last, wood and much smaller. By building a big stadium in a very small venue, it was necessary to build close together trays on each other, and are well advanced higher over the lower, creating a steep and unusual. This bold design creates, as some supporters and players, compact and vibrant atmosphere, which led to the \popular phrase "the Bombonera does not tremble, late."
El caminito la boca
After we entered the mouth caminito released the tenement which was where immigrants lived, is a very cheerful and cute.
Caminito Street is a traditional museum and a passage of great cultural and tourism, located in the La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The place acquired cultural significance because the music that inspired the famous tango Caminito (1926), composed by Juan de Dios Filiberto.
Located in the picturesque neighborhood of La Boca, with its ends against the Stream, in the Vuelta de Rocha, and about 400 meters from La Bombonera, home of Boca Juniors.





River Plate Stadium
Riachuelo
La Bombonera Stadium
Caminito la boca


jueves, 4 de octubre de 2012

Places we went in Rosario

Rosario
Rosario is located in central-western Argentina, in the province of Santa Fe is the third most populous city in the country, as well as being the city's most populous non-capital of Argentina. It is located on the west bank of the Paraná River in the Paraná - Paraguay. On this river is nestled 140 ha port that handles both general and bulk cargoes. Based on vegetative growth, the estimated population of 1,028,658 in 2010.Along with several locations in the area forms the metropolitan area of ​​Greater Rosario is the third largest urban agglomeration in the country. The National Population Census established a population of 1,193,605 inhabitants for the "Department Rosario", which includes the city of Rosario and 23 other municipalities. Cosmopolitan city, is the center of a region of great economic importance, being in strategic geographical position in relation to Mercosur, and thanks to river traffic on the transport. About 80% of the country's production of cereals, oils and their derivatives is exported through the ports of Gran Rosario. It is the leading metropolis of one of the most productive agricultural areas of Argentina and shopping center services and a diversified industry. Generates the second urban PBG of Argentina after Buenos Aires. Focus educational, cultural, and sports, also has important museums and libraries, and its infrastructure includes architectural circuits, walks, boulevards and parks. Rosario is known as the Cradle of Bandera Argentina, being its most famous building the Monument to the Flag.




























First, we visited the National Flag's Monument. It was absolutely incredible. It's something to admire, really. It has approximately 46 metres tall. Argentina is the only country in the world that has it's own flag's monument. And it's something we are proud of. It shape it's like a boat, having different sculptures in it. At the back there are like 50 steps, that led to the "Unknown Soldier Grave". It has the wow-factor. Here is a picture that has been taken by a classmate of ours. Have a look.
It was designed by architects Ángel Guido and Alejandro Bustillo, and the sculptors collaborated José Alfredo Bigatti and Fioravanti. Then Edward would add works of Peter Barnes and accessories Crest. Also, would recover Lola Mora's sculptures in the water mirror Oath Passage.
 It has a tower 70 meters high with a lookout at the top, a crypt in tribute to General Manuel Belgrano, a Patio Civic and the Propylaea. In the basement of the latter is the Hall of Honor of American Flags.

As we went on, we got to the exit of the Monument and we were next to the Cathedral. This sanctuary stands for Rosario's Virgin, and it has different type of painting in stained glasses and various statues. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Rosario's Episcopal.
The basilica is located in the oldest part of the city, in 789 Buenos Aires street, next to the Palace of the Lions, the municipal government headquarters in the city, in front of Plaza 25 de Mayo. Between the two buildings is the passage Oath.
 The first church was built on this site in 1731. An image of the Virgin of the Rosary was brought from Cadiz, Spain in 1773. On April 20, 1934 with the canonical erection of the Diocese of Montreal, was officially named Cathedral. And went to the Basilica October 7, 1966.
 The basilica dates from the late s. XIX. Its altar is from Italy and was made with Carrara marble.

The basilica dates from the last part of the 19th century; it was first projected in 1882 and its construction started in 1887. Its altar is of Italian origin, and it was made of Carrara marble. The motherchurch was officially named a cathedral at the canonical erection of the Diocese of Rosario, on 20 April 1934, and it became a basilica on 7 October 1966. 
Source of Information:Rosario ciudad  National Flag`s Monument     Nuestra señora del Rosario 





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