Avenida de Mayo

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Avenida de Mayo is a historic and architecturally significant avenue in Buenos Aires, Argentina, known for linking the Plaza de Mayo with the National Congress and showcasing grand European-style buildings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf avenue
historic street
commemorates events of May 1810
connects Palacio del Congreso de la Nación Argentina
Plaza de Mayo
coordinateLocation -34.609° -58.382° (approximate central point)
country Argentina
direction east–west
follows French boulevard model
Spanish grand avenue model
hasArchitecturalStyle Art Nouveau
Beaux-Arts
Eclecticism
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Argentine civic life
traditional meeting place for demonstrations
hasJunctionWith Avenida 9 de Julio
Avenida Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña (Diagonal Norte)
Avenida de Julio A. Roca (Diagonal Sur)
hasMaximumStructureHeightRegulation yes
hasPart Café Tortoni
Hotel Castelar
La Prensa building
Palacio Barolo
Subte Linea A stations
hasStreetFurniture ornate lampposts
wide sidewalks
hasTransportConnection Buenos Aires Underground Line A
heritageDesignation National Historic Site of Argentina
inception 1894
isTouristAttraction true
knownFor European-style buildings
historic architecture
urban boulevard design
languageOfToponym Spanish
length approximately 1.5 kilometres
locatedIn Buenos Aires
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
namedAfter May Revolution
linked to: May Revolution Day
namedBy Municipality of Buenos Aires
opened 1894
partOf Monserrat
San Nicolás, Buenos Aires
linked to: San Nicolás
terminusA Plaza de Mayo
terminusB Palacio del Congreso de la Nación Argentina
toponymMeaning Avenue of May
urbanPlanningRole axis between executive and legislative powers

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Avenida 9 de Julio crosses Avenida de Mayo
Casa Rosada near Avenida de Mayo
Plaza de Mayo adjacentTo Avenida de Mayo
Plaza del Congreso adjacentTo Avenida de Mayo
Monserrat hasPart Avenida de Mayo
Catedral station nearbyLandmark Avenida de Mayo
Monumento de los Dos Congresos near Avenida de Mayo
Palacio del Congreso dome visibleFrom Avenida de Mayo
Palacio del Congreso dome partOfViewCorridor Avenida de Mayo–Plaza del Congreso axis
linked to: Avenida de Mayo
Congreso station locatedOn Avenida de Mayo
Congreso station isInHistoricArea Avenida de Mayo – Congreso civic axis
linked to: Avenida de Mayo
Café Tortoni locatedIn Avenida de Mayo
Hotel Castelar locatedIn Avenida de Mayo
La Prensa building locatedOn Avenida de Mayo
Avenida Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña hasNearbyLandmark Avenida de Mayo
Avenue of May hasOriginalName Avenida de Mayo
Plaza de Mayo station nearbyLandmark Avenida de Mayo
Palacio Barolo locatedIn Avenida de Mayo
Lima station locatedOn Avenida de Mayo
Lima station hasEntrancesOn Avenida de Mayo
Piedras locatedNear Avenida de Mayo
Piedras locatedUnder Avenida de Mayo
Piedras partOfCorridor Avenida de Mayo corridor
linked to: Avenida de Mayo
Bolívar (Line E) locatedNear Avenida de Mayo
Piedras station locatedUnder Avenida de Mayo
Catedral (Line D) locatedNear Avenida de Mayo
Monserrat neighborhood hasPart Avenida de Mayo
9 de Julio Avenue crosses Avenida de Mayo
Congreso locatedOnAvenue Avenida de Mayo
Casa Rosada area near Avenida de Mayo
Buenos Aires street network contains Avenida de Mayo
Buenos Aires street network contains Avenida Rivadavia–Avenida de Mayo corridor
linked to: Avenida de Mayo