The Retiro Neighborhood, Buenos Aires

The Retiro Neighborhood is one of most exclusive neighborhoods of Buenos Aires but, originally, the area was a country retreat (retiro) for Spanish governor Augustí­n de Robles . Â Â  San Martí­n Plaza, which I described previously, is in the Retiro Neighborhood .  Near the Plaza stands Palacio San Martí­n, built for Mercedes Castellanos de Anchorena and completed in 1909 . Â Â Palacio San Martí­n is currently used for ceremonial purposes by the Ministry of Foreign Relations .  Basí­lica Santí­simo Sacramento, also nearby, was built by the Anchorena family in 1916 .  The last apartment occupied by Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges is here in Retiro, with a plaque commemorating him prominently displayed on the wall of the building .  After exploring the Retiro Neighborhood, I stopped in a beautiful old church, the name of which I didn’t record .  Nonetheless, the interior of this charming neighborhood church is a vivid memory for me.

 

Palacio San Martí­n

SOURCE:  Palacio San Martí­n (Buenos Aires, Argentina), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 02 Jan 2011.

 

Basí­lica Santí­simo Sacramento

SOURCE: Â Basí­lica Santí­simo Sacramento (Buenos Aires, Argentina), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 02 Jan 2011.

 

Plaque Honoring Jorge Luis Borges

SOURCE: Â Plaque Honoring Jorge Luis Borges (Buenos Aires, Argentina), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 02 Jan 2011.

Neighborhood Church in Buenos Aires

SOURCE: Â Neighborhood Church in Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 02 Jan 2011.

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