Kavanagh Building
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The Kavanagh Building is a residential skyscraper in Retiro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Designed in 1934 by architects Gregorio Sánchez, Ernesto Lagos and Luis María de la Torre, it is considered a pinn
Kavanagh Building seen from Plaza San Martín
View of the houses where the Kavanagh would later be built, 1926
The center of Buenos Aires in 1936, with the Kavanagh Building in the lower left corner
The Kavanagh Building, with jacaranda trees in full bloom
Spite house
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A spite house is a building constructed or substantially modified to irritate neighbors or any party with land stakes. Because long-term occupation is not the primary purpose of these houses, they fre
Kavanagh Building
…lived there for many years in an apartment occupying the entire 14th floor. There is a legend that says that the shape of the building was designed as revenge: Kavanagh's daughter fell in love with a son of the wealthy and aristocratic Anchorena family. The Anchorenas, who lived in a palace on the other side…
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