Location
Avenida de Mayo 525 – Montserrat
This
building combining elements of French, Italian and German
architecture was designed by architect Juan Buschiazzo and built by
the Italian Giovanni Cagnoni between 1891 and 1902. Marble, mosaic
and cutglass belonging to a house on Perú St. expropriated from the
Zuberbühler family.
Archeological heritage
During 2005 the original entrance to the Municipal House was found
situated at the corner of Bolívar & Av. De Mayo Streets. Underneath
the air chamber of the finest pine floor of an office situated in
that octagonal corner, the original floor of the entrance and steps
facing street were found intact.
The
door was stopped-up with a mud wall and the side sections had been
replaced by windows.
A
little later, during archeological investigations carried out in the
underground floor of the Municipal Palace materials were found which
make up an interesting heritage collection of the 18th. & 19th.
Centuries.
This
archeological collection is one of the most symbolic and finest of urban
archeology in the city.
The
distinguishing element /component is a series of police badges over
a 110 years old and animal bones, glass and ceramics dating from the
18th. & 19th. Centuries.
The
archeological rescue team found them in the underground floor of the
Municipal House, buried in a room where the remaining parts of a
metal safe had been removed in order to build an archive. They have
been hidden for over a century after the first headquarters of the
department was demolished between 1889 & 1893 to make space for the
opening of Av. De Mayo and the building of the Municipal House.
Guided tours
The
Golden Room Unit of Culture House offers guided tours to Government
Palace in Spanish and English Saturdays at 16.00 hs. and 17.00 hs.
And Sundays from 11.00 hs. To 17.00 hs. On the hour.
Between March and November the unit organizes guided tours for
schools of all types and levels with previous appointments.
Telephone: +54-11-4323-9489