Considered one of the most important avenues in Buenos Aires, Avenida de Mayo (May Avenue) is lined with neoclassic and French-inspired buildings from the late 1800's, constructed during Argentina's heyday. Running underneath the avenue is Line D of the subway - the oldest in South America.
I have walked this tree-lined avenue on many occasions, but always without my camera. Today, while giving a fellow CouchSurfer a mini-city tour, I decided to bring my camera along for this excursion. Upon arriving, we were greeted by a Slovenian/Argentinean gathering featuring live music and exhibits. I got a photo with a young Argentine man whose family was of Slovenian descent.
One of the buildings on Avenida de Mayo that is close to the Congress building is Palacio Barolo (see photo eight above), which was the tallest building in Argentina until the Kavanaugh building in Retiro took its place in the 1930's.
Avenida de Mayo is probably most famous (in photos) for the funeral procession for Eva Peron, when hundreds of thousands waited days to view her casket and pay their last respects. It is also famous for its spectacular La Prensa building, which (along with La Prensa newspaper itself) was seized by the state under the Peron regime and turned over to the unions.
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