Monserrat

Monserrat or Montserrat is a neighbourhood in the east of the Buenos Aires CBD. The district features some of the most important public buildings in Buenos Aires, including city hall, the city legislature, , the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires and…
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  • Type: Suburb with 39,900 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of Buenos Aires
  • Also known as: Monserrat, Buenos Aires

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palacio Barolo and Ministry of Public Works Building.

is a landmark office building, located at 1370 , in the neighborhood of Monserrat, , . It stood as Buenos Aires' tallest building for more than a decade until the construction of the in 1936.

Government office
Photo: Elsapucai, Public domain.
The , now known as the Ministry of Health Building is a public building in the rationalist style located on the intersection of 9 de Julio Avenue and Belgrano Avenue, in the neighborhood of Monserrat, in , .

Theater building
The is a theatre in , Argentina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and San Nicolas.

The center of has most of the city's attractions, including performances in the Tribunales theater district, the dense downtown area with government buildings, the San Telmo tango scene, and the biggest train station and the general bus station that offers connections to the surrounding provinces and neighboring countries.

Suburb
San Nicolás is one of the neighbourhoods of , , sharing most of the city and national government Neighborhood of Buenos Aires with neighboring Montserrat and home to much of the .

Quarter
The center of has most of the city's attractions, including performances in the Tribunales theater district, the dense downtown area with government buildings, the San Telmo tango scene, and the biggest train station and the general bus station that offers connections to the surrounding provinces and neighboring countries.

Monserrat

Latitude
-34.61156° or 34° 36′ 42″ south
Longitude
-58.38413° or 58° 23′ 3″ west
Population
39,900
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
48Q39JQ8+98
Open­Street­Map ID
node 349332050
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3430570
Wiki­data ID
Q1027282
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Monserrat” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Monserrat, Buenos Aires
  • Armenian: Մոնսեռատ
  • Basque: Monserrat (Buenos Aires)
  • Basque: Monserrat
  • Belarusian: Мантсерат (Буэнас-Айрэс)
  • Catalan: Montserrat
  • Chinese: 蒙塞拉特
  • Chinese: 蒙塞拉特区
  • Chinese: 蒙塞拉特區
  • Chinese: 蒙特塞拉特
  • Czech: Monserrat
  • Dutch: Monserrat, Buenos Aires
  • Esperanto: Montserato
  • French: Monserrat
  • German: Monserrat
  • German: Montserrat
  • Italian: Monserrat
  • Japanese: モンセラート (ブエノスアイレス)
  • Japanese: モンセラート
  • Latin: Montserrat
  • Lithuanian: Monseratas
  • Lithuanian: Montseratas
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Barrio Montserrat
  • Norwegian: Barrio Montserrat
  • Occitan (post 1500): Montserrat
  • Portuguese: Bairro de Monserrat
  • Portuguese: Monserrat, Buenos Aires
  • Portuguese: Monserrat
  • Portuguese: Montserrat
  • Russian: Монсеррат
  • Slovak: Monserrat
  • Slovenian: Montserrat
  • Spanish: Barrio de Monserrat
  • Spanish: Monserrat
  • Spanish: Montserrat
  • Swedish: Barrio Montserrat
  • Swedish: Montserrat
  • Turkish: Monserrat
  • Ukrainian: Монсеррат

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