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Galería Güemes and its mirador
The first skyscraper
An Art Nouveau arcade of 1915 between Florida and San Martín, with a 14th-floor viewpoint.
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In the area: The stage of the Teatro Colón, framed by red velvet curtains and gilded boxes. Image courtesy of © Mauricio V. Genta · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Galería Güemes and its mirador
The Galería Güemes, opened in 1915, runs for more than 100 metres between the Calle Florida and the Calle San Martín, an Art Nouveau arcade of bronze, lifts and glass-and-iron domes. It is considered the first skyscraper of Buenos Aires, the City’s tourism office notes, and Carlos Gardel sang here in 1917. Its mirador, on the 14th floor at 87 metres, reopened in 2013: on a clear day the view runs over the domes to the river and, sometimes, to the Uruguayan shore.
Our take
- Art Nouveau arcade
- 360° viewpoint
- Shops and cafés
- Address
- Florida and San Martín, Buenos Aires
Centro, Buenos Aires - Website
- turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar
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