Avenida de Mayo

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Avenida de Mayo is a historic and architecturally significant avenue in Buenos Aires, Argentina, known for linking the Plaza de Mayo with the National Congress and showcasing grand European-style buildings.

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Avenida de Mayo canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf avenue
historic street
commemorates events of May 1810
connects Palace of the Argentine National Congress
surface form: Palacio del Congreso de la Nación Argentina

Plaza de Mayo
coordinateLocation -34.609° -58.382° (approximate central point)
country Argentina
direction east–west
follows French boulevard model
Spanish grand avenue model
hasArchitecturalStyle Art Nouveau
Beaux-Arts
Eclecticism
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Argentine civic life
traditional meeting place for demonstrations
hasJunctionWith Avenida 9 de Julio
Avenida Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña (Diagonal Norte)
Avenida de Julio A. Roca (Diagonal Sur)
hasMaximumStructureHeightRegulation yes
hasPart Café Tortoni
Hotel Castelar
La Prensa building
Palacio Barolo
Subte Linea A stations
hasStreetFurniture ornate lampposts
wide sidewalks
hasTransportConnection Buenos Aires Underground Line A
heritageDesignation National Historic Monument of Argentina
surface form: National Historic Site of Argentina
inception 1894
isTouristAttraction true
knownFor European-style buildings
historic architecture
urban boulevard design
languageOfToponym Spanish
length approximately 1.5 kilometres
locatedIn Buenos Aires
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
namedAfter May Revolution Day
surface form: May Revolution
namedBy Municipality of Buenos Aires
opened 1894
partOf Monserrat
San Nicolás
surface form: San Nicolás, Buenos Aires
terminusA Plaza de Mayo
terminusB Palace of the Argentine National Congress
surface form: Palacio del Congreso de la Nación Argentina
toponymMeaning Avenue of May
urbanPlanningRole axis between executive and legislative powers

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Avenida 9 de Julio crosses Avenida de Mayo
Casa Rosada near Avenida de Mayo
Plaza de Mayo adjacentTo Avenida de Mayo
Plaza del Congreso adjacentTo Avenida de Mayo
Monserrat hasPart Avenida de Mayo
Catedral station nearbyLandmark Avenida de Mayo