Palacio de Correos y Telégrafos (Buenos Aires Central Post Office)

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The Palacio de Correos y Telégrafos, now known as the Kirchner Cultural Centre, is a monumental Beaux-Arts building in Buenos Aires that once served as the city’s central post office and is considered one of Argentina’s most iconic public landmarks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Beaux-Arts architecture
building
cultural centre
former post office
alsoKnownAs Buenos Aires Central Post Office
Centro Cultural Kirchner
Palacio de Correos
architect Angel Guido
Jacques Spolsky
Norbert Maillart
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
constructionStart 1889
1890
country Argentina
currentFunction arts venue
cultural centre
currentName Centro Cultural Kirchner
floorCount 9
formerFunction central post office of Buenos Aires
headquarters of Correo Argentino
hasFeature La Ballena Azul concert hall
art exhibition spaces
central dome
concert halls
grand staircases
large glass roof
marble interiors
ornate façade
heritageDesignationDate 1997
heritageStatus National Historic Monument of Argentina
inaugurationDate 1928
locatedIn Avenida Leandro N. Alem
Buenos Aires
San Nicolás, Buenos Aires
Sarmiento Street
linked to: Calle Sarmiento

near Plaza de Mayo
near Puerto Madero
namedAfter Néstor Kirchner
near Buenos Aires City Hall
Casa Rosada
openedAsCulturalCentre 2015
operator Ministry of Culture of Argentina
ownedBy Government of Argentina
significance major cultural venue in Buenos Aires
one of Argentina’s most iconic public landmarks
usedFor art exhibitions
cultural events
music performances

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Francisco Tamburini notableWork Palacio de Correos y Telégrafos (Buenos Aires Central Post Office)