Microcentro

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.
  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: unofficial neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Also known as: Buenos Aires Central Business District” and “Buenos Aires/Microcentro

Places of Interest

Highlights include Teatro Colón and Teatro Maipo.

Theater building
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The is a historic opera house in , . It is considered one of the ten best opera houses in the world by National Geographic.

Theater building
is a historic theatre in downtown , . It was founded in 1908 by entrepreneur Charles Seguin, and was first called the Scala Theater.

The Obelisco de Buenos Aires is a national historic monument and icon of . Located in the Plaza de la República in the intersection of avenues Corrientes and 9 de Julio, the reinforced concrete structure was erected in 1936 to commemorate the quadricentennial of the .

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 financial sector.

Suburb
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.

Microcentro

Latitude
-34.60168° or 34° 36′ 6″ south
Longitude
-58.37593° or 58° 22′ 33″ west
Open location code
48Q39JXF+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1637490509
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Wiki­data ID
Q4985514
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Microcentro” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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