Palacio de Aguas Corrientes

The Palace of Running Waters is an architecturally significant water pumping station in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the former headquarters of state-owned company Obras Sanitarias de la Nación.

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Type: Palace
Description: building in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Also known as: “Palace of Running Waters”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include La Salle College and Museum of Foreign Debt.

La Salle College

College

Colegio La Salle Buenos Aires is an Argentine private school founded in 1891 by French Brother Jumaélien and located in Balvanera, Buenos Aires. It belongs to the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation created by French priest and educational reformer Jean-Baptiste de La Salle in 1680. La Salle College is situated 100 metres south of Palacio de Aguas Corrientes.

Museum of Foreign Debt

Museum

The Museum of Foreign Debt is a public museum located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, within the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Buenos Aires. The museum's expositions and collection aim to depict the impact that foreign debt has had on Argentine economic development throughout its history. Museum of Foreign Debt is situated 320 metres west of Palacio de Aguas Corrientes.

Teatro Colón

Theater building

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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. Teatro Colón is situated 1 km east of Palacio de Aguas Corrientes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Nicolas and Barrio Norte.

San Nicolas

Suburb

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