At the west end of Avenida de Mayo, in front of the Palacio del Congreso, lies the Plaza del Congreso . Within the Plaza is Monumento a los Dos Congresos (Monument of the Two Congresses) honoring the Congress of 1810 in Buenos Aires and the Congress of 1816 in Tucumí¡n which lead to the independence of Argentina . Fountains and sculptures fill the Plaza and a temporary nativity scene of colossal scale stands at the east end (this was, after all, just after Christmas.
Plaza del Congreso – 1
SOURCE: Plaza del Congreso – 1 (Buenos Aires, Argentina), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 03 Jan 2011.
 
Plaza del Congreso – 2
SOURCE: Plaza del Congreso -Â 2 (Buenos Aires, Argentina), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 03 Jan 2011.
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Monumento a los Dos Congresos
SOURCE: Â Monumento a los Dos Congresos (Buenos Aires, Argentina), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 03 Jan 2011.
 
Plaza del Congreso Nativity Scene
SOURCE: Plaza del Congreso Nativity Scene (Buenos Aires, Argentina), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 03 Jan 2011.
Copyright © 2011 by Stephen J. Danko
