Palacio de Correos y Telégrafos (Buenos Aires Central Post Office)

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The Palacio de Correos y Telégrafos, now known as the Kirchner Cultural Centre, is a monumental Beaux-Arts building in Buenos Aires that once served as the city’s central post office and is considered one of Argentina’s most iconic public landmarks.

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instanceOf Beaux-Arts architecture
building
cultural centre
former post office
alsoKnownAs Buenos Aires Central Post Office NERFINISHED
Centro Cultural Kirchner NERFINISHED
Palacio de Correos NERFINISHED
architect Angel Guido NERFINISHED
Jacques Spolsky NERFINISHED
Norbert Maillart NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
constructionStart 1889
1890
country Argentina
currentFunction arts venue
cultural centre
currentName Centro Cultural Kirchner NERFINISHED
floorCount 9
formerFunction central post office of Buenos Aires
headquarters of Correo Argentino
hasFeature La Ballena Azul concert hall NERFINISHED
art exhibition spaces
central dome
concert halls
grand staircases
large glass roof
marble interiors
ornate façade
heritageDesignationDate 1997
heritageStatus National Historic Monument of Argentina NERFINISHED
inaugurationDate 1928
locatedIn Avenida Leandro N. Alem NERFINISHED
Buenos Aires
San Nicolás, Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
Sarmiento Street NERFINISHED
near Plaza de Mayo
near Puerto Madero
namedAfter Néstor Kirchner NERFINISHED
near Buenos Aires City Hall NERFINISHED
Casa Rosada NERFINISHED
openedAsCulturalCentre 2015
operator Ministry of Culture of Argentina NERFINISHED
ownedBy Government of Argentina NERFINISHED
significance major cultural venue in Buenos Aires
one of Argentina’s most iconic public landmarks
usedFor art exhibitions
cultural events
music performances

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Francisco Tamburini notableWork Palacio de Correos y Telégrafos (Buenos Aires Central Post Office)