Pyramid of May

The Pirámide de Mayo, located at the hub of the , is the oldest national monument in the City of Buenos Aires. Its construction was ordered in 1811 by the Primera Junta to celebrate the first anniversary of the May Revolution.
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Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: monument in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Also known as: “Pirámide de Mayo”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Casa Rosada and Cabildo of Buenos Aires.

Government office
Photo: Dragan, CC BY 3.0.
The , lit. 'the pink house', is the president of the Argentine Republic's official workplace, located in . The palatial mansion is known officially as Casa de Gobierno. is situated 180 metres east of Pyramid of May.

Historic building
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the public building in the city of , , that was used as a seat of the town council during the colonial era and the government house of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. is situated 150 metres west of Pyramid of May.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The of the Most Holy Trinity is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in , the capital city of . It is located in the city center, overlooking , on the corner of San Martín and Rivadavia streets, in the . is situated 140 metres northwest of Pyramid of May.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Microcentro.

Photo: Roger Schultz, CC BY 2.0.
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.

Quarter
Photo: jglsongs, CC BY 2.0.
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
Photo: Andrzej O, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Pyramid of May

Latitude
-34.60841° or 34° 36′ 30″ south
Longitude
-58.37217° or 58° 22′ 20″ west
Inception
May 25th, 1811
Open location code
48Q39JRH+J4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 720034699
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­obelisk
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q831484
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Pyramid of May” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هرم مايو”
  • Bashkir: “Май пирамидаһы”
  • Chinese: “五月金字塔”
  • Dutch: “Pirámide de Mayo”
  • French: “pyramide de Mai”
  • French: “Pyramide de Mai”
  • Italian: “Pirámide de Mayo”
  • Japanese: “五月のピラミッド”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Piramida de Mai”
  • Persian: “هرم می”
  • Polish: “Pirámida de Mayo”
  • Polish: “Pirámide de Mayo”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide de Maio”
  • Russian: “Майская пирамида”
  • Slovenian: “Pirámide de Mayo”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide de Mayo”
  • Turkish: “Mayıs Piramidi”
  • Ukrainian: “Травнева піраміда”

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