Argentina Bicentennial
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The Argentina Bicentennial was a series of ceremonies, festivals, and observances celebrated on May 25, 2010, and throughout the year. They commemorated the 200th anniversary of the May Revolution, a sequence of historical events that led to the Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros being ousted from office and replaced with the Primera Junta, the first national government.
The Argentina Bicentennial commemorates the 200 years of the May Revolution.
The Buenos Aires Cabildo, site of the May 25, 1810, proclamation, is festooned in lights for the bicentennial.
South American presidents at the celebrations. From left to right: President Sebastián Piñera of Chile, President Rafael Correa of Ecuador, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of Argentina, President Fernando Lugo of Paraguay, President Evo Morales of Bolivia, President Lula da Silva of Brazil, President Pepe Mujica of Uruguay, and UNASUR Secretary-General Néstor Kirchner.
Teatro Colón outdoor show.
Teatro Colón
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The Teatro Colón is a historic opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is considered one of the ten best opera houses in the world by National Geographic. According to a survey carried out by the acoustics expert Leo Beranek among leading international opera and orchestra directors, the Teatro Colón has the room with the best acoustics for opera and the second best for concerts in the world.
Main façade of Teatro Colón
1864 view of the original Teatro Colón (at left) and the old Plaza de Mayo colonnade, both long since demolished
The first theatre (left), in front of Plaza de Mayo in 1881, photo by Alexander Witcomb
Side view of the theater