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Buenos Aires: Economy Building and Belgrano's Monument at May Square. All the photographs are © 2002, Dr. Mario J. Mc Loughlin
Manuel Belgrano's Monument. The statue represent the heroe riding his horse and, as he was the argentinean flag designer, he carries an argentinean flag in his right hand. Please, click here to enlarge The Monument was designed and developed in bronze by Carrier Belleuse and Manuel de Santa Coloma.Please, click here to enlarge
The building of Economy's Offices was built in 1940 and recalls the monumental features of nazi or fascist architecture, reflecting the affinity of argentinean government with authoritarian pre WWII German and Italian administrations. In their walls there are marks of bullets fired during the revolution against Perón regimen in 1955. Click here to enlarge

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