A stroll through the Recoleta and Palermo neighborhoods in Buenos Aires reveals many delights, too many to fully appreciate in a single day . The Facultad de Ingeniería (Engineering School) is described by my travel guide as a “decrepit neo-Gothic” building . With scraggly plants sprouting high on its crumbling structure, the decaying appearance still has a certain charm and allure . The postcard-perfect Floralis Genérica with its aluminum and steel petals that open with the day and close at night is a popular sight in the Plaza Naciones Unidas (United Nations Plaza) . Further along in Plaza Irí¡n (Iran Plaza) is La Columna del Templo Persa (Column of the Persian Temple), in impressive monument, indeed.
Facultad de Ingeniería – 1
SOURCE: Facultad de Ingeniería – 1 (Buenos Aires, Argentina), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 31 Dec 2010.
Facultad de Ingeniería – 2
SOURCE: Facultad de Ingeniería - 2 (Buenos Aires, Argentina), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 31 Dec 2010.
Floralis Genérica
SOURCE:  Floralis Genérica (Buenos Aires, Argentina), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 31 Dec 2010.
La Columna del Templo Persa
SOURCE:  La Columna del Templo Persa (Buenos Aires, Argentina), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 31 Dec 2010.
La Columna del Templo Persa – Detail
SOURCE: Â La Columna del Templo Persa – Detail (Buenos Aires, Argentina), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 31 Dec 2010.
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