Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
The Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, officially called Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, is the main Catholic church in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Main façade of the cathedral
Plan of the cathedral complex
The Cathedral before its definitive look, as seen in a 1817 watercolor
The cathedral with the neoclasical facade designed in 1822. Painting by Charles Pellegrini, 1829
The Plaza de Mayo is a city square and the main foundational site of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was formed in 1884 after the demolition of the Recova building, unifying the city's Plaza Mayor and Plaza de Armas, by that time known as Plaza de la Victoria and Plaza 25 de Mayo, respectively. The city centre of Buenos Aires, Plaza de Mayo has been the scene of the most momentous events in Argentine history, as well as the largest popular demonstrations in the country. On the occasion of the first anniversary of the May Revolution in 1811, the Pirámide de Mayo was inaugurated in the square's hub, becoming Buenos Aires' first national monument.
Plaza de Mayo
Oath of the Constitution of Buenos Aires, 1854.
The old colonnade, 1864.
The Cathedral and May Pyramid, c. 1880.
