miércoles, 24 de octubre de 2012

LA PLATA...


Let's go to La Plata. is a very beautiful place. It's considered a city of administration and a campus city as well. At the same time, as La Plata is the capital city of the largest province of the country, the Head offices of numerous organizations are settled there. La Plata is considered one of the main cities of Argentina and South America for its great architectural, and cultural heritages.
Like in no other place, many symbols appear in the sculptures, historic buildings and also in the map of the city, from which several myths and urban legends were born. This is a young city for young people, with a lot of activities to do.

The Cathedral of the city was the first parade. It's a Neo-Gothic Construction on Plaza Moreno. It began in 1884, under the direction of French-born architect Pedro Benoit; it took over a century, with the towers only completed in 1999. A museum in the crypt traces the history of the construction. An elevator whisks you to the top of one of the towers - a splendid place for photographs. Afterwards, enjoy a coffee in the bar (surely this is the only cathedral in the world with incorporated bar!). Across the plaza is the city hall, built by a German architect, and described by some as very reminiscent of the Amsterdam central train station. The most amazing part was when we were in the top. The city looked amazing from there, seriously.

After lunch, we continued knowing la plata. We went to the national Museum. It is a natural history museum in La Plata, Argentina. 
The building, 135 meters (443 feet) long, today houses 3 million fossils and relics (including 44,000 botanical items), an amphitheatre, opened in 1992, and a 58,000-volume library, serving over 400 university researchers. Around 400,000 visitors (8% of whom are from outside Argentina) pass through its doors yearly, including a thousand visiting researchers.

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