Did the ghost of Juan Manuel de Rosas ever wander through Parque Tres de Febrero, lamenting his lost estate? This sprawling 400-hectare park, also known as Bosques de Palermo (Palermo Woods), was once his property. After his overthrow in 1852, the land became public. In 1862, a city ordinance designated this area for a park. Parque Tres de Febrero, named for the date of Rosas’s defeat (February 3, 1852), began to take shape in 1874. President Domingo Sarmiento, one of Rosas’s opponents, championed the project along with Congressman Vicente Fidel López. The park officially opened on November 11, 1875, thanks to the design work of urbanist Jordán Czeslaw Wysocki and architect Julio Dormal. Buenos Aires experienced significant economic growth, leading to the park’s transfer to municipal control in 1888. The city then commissioned French Argentine urbanist Carlos Thays to enhance and expand Parque Tres de Febrero between 1892 and 1912. Thays’s vision brought the Zoological Gardens, the Botanical Gardens, Plaza Italia, and the exquisite Rose Garden to life within the park. Later additions included the Andalusian Patio and Monument to the Four Argentine Regions in 1927, the Municipal Velodrome in 1951, and the iconic Galileo Galilei planetarium in 1966. The planetarium’s modernist architecture, a sphere balanced on three arches, makes it a unique landmark. It serves as a popular educational destination for schoolchildren, projecting planets and other celestial wonders onto its domed ceiling. A former Edwardian-style café found new life as the Eduardo Sívori Museum in 1996. Today, Parque Tres de Febrero bustles with activity. People enjoy walking, cycling, and boating on the three artificial lakes. Near the boating lake, the Poets’ Garden features busts of literary giants like Jorge Luis Borges, Luigi Pirandello, and William Shakespeare. They stand as silent witnesses to the park’s vibrant history and enduring beauty.
Центральный дом работников искусств
Step through the grand wooden doors of the Central House of the Workers of Art, and you’ll be transported to