Bernardino Rivadavia, the first president of the Argentine Republic
Our Lady of Buen Aire in front of the National Migration Department
Casa Rosada
Juan de Garay founding Buenos Aires in 1580. The initial settlement, founded by Pedro de Mendoza, had been abandoned since 1542.
The president's office
Aldus verthoont hem de stadt Buenos Ayrros geleegen in Rio de la Plata, painting by a Dutch sailor who anchored at the port around 1628.
Quinta de Olivos
Emeric Essex Vidal, General view of Buenos Ayres from the Plaza de Toros, 1820. In this area now lies the Plaza San Martín.
Presidential armchair
Impression of the Buenos Aires Cathedral by Carlos Pellegrini, 1829.
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View of the Avenida de Mayo in 1915
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Construction of the Obelisk of Buenos Aires on the 9 de Julio Avenue, 1936.
9 de Julio Avenue, 1986.
Catalinas Norte is an important business complex composed of nineteen commercial office buildings and occupied by numerous leading Argentine companies, foreign subsidiaries, and diplomatic offices. It is located in the Retiro and San Nicolás neighborhoods.
Satellite view of the Greater Buenos Aires area, and the Río de la Plata.
Buenos Aires Botanical Garden
Heavy rain and thunderstorm in Plaza San Martin. Thunderstorms are usual during the summer.
The Buenos Aires City Hall in the right corner of the entrance to the Avenida de Mayo
Metropolitan Police of Buenos Aires City
The Immigrants' Hotel, constructed in 1906, received and assisted the thousands of immigrants arriving to the city. The hotel is now a National Museum.
Villa 31, a villa miseria in Buenos Aires
The Metropolitan Cathedral is the main Catholic church in the city.
The Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, the main stock exchange and financial center of Argentina.
Headquarters of the National Bank of Argentina, the national bank and the largest in the country's banking sector.
Buenos Aires Bus, the city's tourist bus service. The official estimate is that the bus carries between 700 and 800 passengers per day, and has carried half a million passengers since its opening.
Monument to the Carta Magna and Four Regions of Argentina in the neighborhood of Palermo
The Centro Cultural Kirchner (Kirchner Cultural Center), located at the former Central Post Office, is the largest of Latin America.
Homage to Buenos Aires, a mural located at the Carlos Gardel station of the Buenos Aires Underground. It represents a typical scene from the city and several of its icons, such as singer Carlos Gardel, the Obelisco, the port, tango dancing and the Abasto market.
Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art.
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The interior of El Ateneo Grand Splendid, a celebrated bookstore located in the barrio of Recoleta.
Tango dancers during the World tango dance tournament.
The Buenos Aires Philharmonic.
Gaumont Cinema opened in 1912.
A screening at Parque Centenario, as part of the 2011 edition of BAFICI
A fashion show at the Planetarium in 2013, as part of BAFWEEK.
View of Bolívar Street facing the Cabildo and Diagonal Norte, on Buenos Aires' historical center. The city's characteristic convergence of diverse architectural styles can be seen, including Spanish Colonial, Beaux-Arts and modernist architecture.
Teatro Colón.
Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, a public high school in Buenos Aires, and it is one of the most prestigious in Argentina and Latin America.
University of Buenos Aires' Law School in Recoleta
July 9 Avenue
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
A Mitre Line Trenes Argentinos train in Retiro railway station
Map of the Greater Buenos Aires Commuter Rail Network
EcoBici.
200 Series rolling stock at San José de Flores station, Buenos Aires Underground.
Buenos Aires Underground map
Metrobus, Paseo del Bajo.
Buquebus high-speed ferries connect Buenos Aires to Uruguay
Campo Argentino de Polo, home of the Argentine Open Polo Championship, the most important global event of this discipline
La Bombonera during a night game of Copa Libertadores between Boca Juniors v. Colo Colo.
Luna Park

It is made up of 257 national deputies who are elected in multi-member constituencies corresponding with the territories of the 23 provinces of Argentina (plus the Federal Capital) by party list proportional representation.

- Argentine Chamber of Deputies

The Chamber holds exclusive rights to levy taxes; to draft troops; and to accuse the President, cabinet ministers, and members of the Supreme Court before the Senate.

- Argentine Chamber of Deputies

Its citizens first elected a Chief of Government in 1996; previously, the Mayor was directly appointed by the President of Argentina.

- Buenos Aires

By the May Revolution of 25 May 1810, the first Argentine autonomous government, known as the Primera Junta, was formed in Buenos Aires.

- President of Argentina

It provides that the executive power must be temporarily exercised (without assuming the title of president) by the provisional president of the Senate; in his or her absence, by the president of the Chamber of Deputies; and in the absence of both, by the president of the Supreme Court.

- President of Argentina

The people of Buenos Aires also elect 25 national deputies to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies.

- Buenos Aires
Bernardino Rivadavia, the first president of the Argentine Republic

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Supreme Court of Argentina

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Highest court of law of the Argentine Republic.

Highest court of law of the Argentine Republic.

The Palace of Justice, site of the Supreme Court.
Justice, by Rogelio Yrurtia

The members of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President with the agreement of at least two thirds of the present Senate members in a session convened for that purpose, and can only be removed by an impeachment process called juicio político ("political trial"), initiated by the Chamber of Deputies and carried out by the Senate, exclusively on grounds of improper behaviour.

The Supreme Court of Argentina is headquartered in the Palacio de Justicia, in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of San Nicolás (the surrounding area is commonly known as "Tribunales" due to the palace's location).

The Casa Rosada, government office of the President of Argentina

Government of Argentina

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Presidential representative democratic republic.

Presidential representative democratic republic.

The Casa Rosada, government office of the President of Argentina
The Argentine National Legislature.
Main building of the Argentine Supreme Court.

The President of Argentina is both head of state and head of government.

The Congress consists of the Senate (72 seats), presided by the Vice-President of the Nation, and the Chamber of Deputies (257 seats), currently presided by Julián Domínguez, deputy for Buenos Aires province.

Each of the Provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires elect deputies and senators directly.

National Congress of Argentina

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Legislative branch of the government of Argentina.

Legislative branch of the government of Argentina.

Its composition is bicameral, constituted by a 72-seat Senate and a 257-seat Chamber of Deputies.

The Congressional Palace is located in Buenos Aires, at the western end of Avenida de Mayo (at the other end of which is located the Casa Rosada).

The ordinary sessions span is from March 1 to November 30; the President of Argentina is entitled to convene extraordinary sessions during the recess, if needed.

Juan Bautista Alberdi, the legal scholar who drafted the 1853 Constitution.

Constitution of Argentina

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Basic governing document of Argentina, and the primary source of existing law in Argentina.

Basic governing document of Argentina, and the primary source of existing law in Argentina.

Juan Bautista Alberdi, the legal scholar who drafted the 1853 Constitution.
"Nos los Representantes del Pueblo de la Nación Argentina …"
Congress building in Buenos Aires, Argentina

It allowed a more flexible ratio for proportional apportionment in the Chamber of Deputies and set the number of ministries to eight.

It also made Buenos Aires City an autonomous entity with its own authorities.

The Executive Branch is formed by the President, who is both head of state, as well as chief executive and head of government.