Description: At the heart of downtown Buenos Aires is Plaza de Mayo, the city’s main square and the epicenter of much of Argentina’s political life and history. Important landmarks populate the square at every turn. Tourists and Argentininians alike come to see the impressive monuments like the striking 61 foot May Pyramid or the Equestrian Monument to General Manuel Belgrano. It is also the site of many important centers of government like the national bank, city hall and the famously pink Casa Rosado which the houses the executive branch of Argentinian government.
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