Plaza Francia
Plaza Francia is a public square in the barrio of Recoleta in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The nearby Plaza Intendente Alvear is commonly but mistakenly known by the same name.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: square in Buenos Aires
- Also known as: “Plaza Francia, Buenos Aires”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Fine Arts and La Recoleta Cemetery.
National Museum of Fine Arts
Museum
Photo: Beatrice Murch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Museum of Fine Arts is an Argentine art museum in Buenos Aires, located in the Recoleta section of the city. The Museum inaugurated a branch in Neuquén in 2004. National Museum of Fine Arts is situated 110 metres north of Plaza Francia.
La Recoleta Cemetery
Photo: Sking, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Recoleta Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It contains the graves of notable people, including Eva Perón, presidents of Argentina, Nobel Prize winners, the founder of the Argentine Navy, and military commanders such as Julio Argentino Roca. La Recoleta Cemetery is situated 310 metres south of Plaza Francia.
Centro Cultural Recoleta
Arts center
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The Centro Cultural Recoleta is an exhibition and cultural events centre located in the barrio of Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It holds sculptures and exhibitions, as well as concerts and artistic presentations and workshops of diverse types… Centro Cultural Recoleta is situated 160 metres southeast of Plaza Francia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Island and Recoleta.
The Island
Neighborhood
The Island is an exclusive sector in the neighbourhood of Recoleta in Buenos Aires, where prominent and wealthy families of the Argentine Upper Class have their homes.
Recoleta
Suburb
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Recoleta is a barrio or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the northern part of the city, by the Río de la Plata. The area is perhaps best known to be the home of the distinguished Recoleta Cemetery.
Barrio Norte
Quarter
Barrio Norte is the informal name given to a part of Buenos Aires centering on Santa Fe Avenue and the district of Recoleta.
Plaza Francia
- Categories: square and recreation area
- Location: Comuna 2, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Pampas, Argentina, South America
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Latitude
-34.58487° or 34° 35′ 6″ southLongitude
-58.39326° or 58° 23′ 36″ westInception
October 19th, 1909Open location code
48Q3CJ84+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 23620740OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q9060878
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Plaza Francia” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Plaza Francia (Buenos Aires)”
- Dutch: “Plaza Francia”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بلازا فرانسيا”
- French: “Place de France”
- French: “Plaza Francia (Buenos Aires)”
- Italian: “Plaza Francia”
- Spanish: “Plaza Francia”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monumento Francia a la Argentina and La femme au gros manteau.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Plaza Francia”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5 ar.