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The pink Gothic Revival Cathedral of La Plata across the Plaza Moreno

Beyond Buenos Aires · by train from Constitución

La Plata: out of Buenos Aires

A city planned on diagonals, with a great Gothic Revival cathedral and the natural history museum.

The back story

  1. The back story

    La Plata: the planned capital

    La Plata·In depth

    The planned capital of Buenos Aires province, laid out on a grid of diagonals, with a great Gothic Revival cathedral and the natural history museum.

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What to see

  1. Gothic Revival

    The Cathedral of La Plata

    La Plata·Cathedral

    The great Gothic Revival cathedral on the Plaza Moreno.

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  2. Natural history

    The Museo de La Plata

    La Plata·Museum

    The natural history museum in the Paseo del Bosque.

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