Argentina's constitution was inspired by the US model; and likewise, the Palacio del Congreso resembles Washington's bicameral legislature, and was completed in 1906.

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Beautiful fountain in the plaza in front of the Congress. Unfortunately the fountain was not operating while I visited.

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One of the city's most emblematic buildings, this 1923 construction is a neo-gothic allegorical tribute to the 100 cantos of Dante's Divine Comedy. Hell is on the ground floor: Latin inscriptions taken from nine literary works represent the nine infernal circles and are engraved on the entrance hall's nine vaults. The first 14 floors comprise Purgatory, while Paradise can be found in the upper reaches. At the top is a domed lighthouse, representing God.

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The oldest subway system in the Americas. The doors have to be manually opened by passengers wishing to get on or off the cars. The graffiti are all over each subway car, but they are very colourful and pretty.

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The square's central monument, the Pirámide de Mayo, is actually a 1911 extension of the original, erected in 1811 on the anniversary of the Revolution of May

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