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for "little horse") is a ''
barrio'' (neighborhood) of the
Argentine capital,
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
. It is the only ''barrio'' in the administrative division ''Comuna'' 6.
It is located in the geographical centre of the city, limited by the following streets and avenues: Rio de Janeiro, Av. Rivadavia, Av. La Plata, Av. Directorio, Curapaligüe, Av. Donato Álvarez,
Av. Juan B. Justo, Av. San Martín, and Av. Ángel Gallardo.
The name is said to come from the horse-shaped (Spanish ''caballo'')
weather vane
A wind vane, weather vane, or weathercock is an instrument used for showing the direction of the wind. It is typically used as an architectural ornament to the highest point of a building. The word ''vane'' comes from the Old English word , m ...
from a local ''pulpería'' (gauchos' bar); ''Caballito'' meaning "Little horse".
Places of interest
In Caballito there are numerous points of interest; the "English District" with British style "
Fin de Siècle
() is a French term meaning "end of century,” a phrase which typically encompasses both the meaning of the similar English idiom "turn of the century" and also makes reference to the closing of one era and onset of another. Without context, ...
" architecture, the
Ferro Carril Oeste
Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its foot ...
football Club (or "Verdolaga"), the "Historical Tramway museum of Buenos Aires", the old "Mercado del Progreso" (Market of Progress) a neighborhood favorite since 1890, the Italian Club and the Portuguese Club. Among the area's cultural points of interest are the Church of Caacupé, belonging to an order of Irish nuns although receiving its name to a sculpture dedicated to the Virgin of Caacupé, the Faculty of Philosophy and Literature of the
University of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one of the most prestigi ...
.
Other places of interest are the Cid Campeador monument, located at the corner of
San Martín Avenue, Gaona Avenue, H.
Pueyrredón Avenue Pueyrredón may refer to:
* ARA ''Pueyrredón'', a ''Garibaldi''-class armoured cruiser of the Argentine Navy
* Chilean brigantine ''Águila'' (1796), the first ship of the Chilean Navy, renamed ''Pueyrredón''
*Club Pueyrredón, a rugby union club ...
, A. Gallardo Avenue and Díaz Vélez Avenue; and the Red Building, located at the corner of Aranguren St. and Hidalgo St.
Area residents have relatively few large green spaces at their enjoyment; the two most important, however, are Parque Rivadavia, on
Avenida Rivadavia
Avenida Rivadavia is one of the principal thoroughfares in Buenos Aires, Argentina, extending from downtown Buenos Aires to the western suburb of Merlo.
History
Upon the designation of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata by the Spanish ...
, and the
Parque Centenario. Opened to the public in 1910, Parque Centenario was so christened in honor of the hundredth anniversary of 25 May 1810, proclamation that later led to independence. Designed by renowned French-Argentine urbanist
, the approximately park is one of Buenos Aires' largest as well as home to a concentration of public facilities; along the mile-long perimeter (a common jogging route), the park is home to
Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum
The Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Argentine Museum ( es, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia) is a public museum located in the Caballito section of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
History and overview
The museum owes it ...
(Buenos Aires' most important), Marie Curie Hospital, the Leloir Research Institute and the local observatory. In 2006, the park underwent extensive refurbishment, as well as the installation of a swan lake in replacement of the two existing smaller ones.
Transport
Neighbourhood commuters are served by
Underground Line A, opened in 1913 as the city's (and the Southern Hemisphere's) first Underground line. The neighbourhood has a long historical connection with the Underground, since it is the site of the
Polvorín Workshop
The Polvorín Workshop (Spanish: Taller Polvorín) is a rolling stock storage and maintenance workshop in Buenos Aires that primarily serves Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground. It also serves as the main storage and restoration area for the A ...
, where the line's
La Brugeoise rolling stock was repaired. The workshop is now the site of the
Buenos Aires Heritage Tramway, which runs through the neighbourhood.
El Taller Polvorín, centro de la historia del Subte
– EnElSubte, 30 November 2013.
Similarly, there is the Sarmiento Line
The Sarmiento line is a broad gauge commuter rail service in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, run by the state-owned Trenes Argentinos since 11 September 2013.
History
This line had previously been run by the state-owned company Ferrocarriles ...
, a commuter rail service which takes passengers westward to Greater Buenos Aires or eastward to Once railway station
Once railway station ( es, Estación Once de Septiembre, translation=Eleventh of September Station, ; informally known as ) is a large railway terminus in central Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the '' barrio'' of Balvanera.
The station, inaugurat ...
and closer to the city centre.
Gallery
File:Hospital Durand (AGN, ca 1920).jpg, Durand Hospital (c.1920)
File:Rivadavia y Jose Maria Moreno (AGN, 1947).jpg, Intersection of Rivadavia and Jose Maria Moreno (1947)
File:Monumento a Simon Bolivar (Buenos Aires).JPG, Monument to Simón Bolívar, Parque Rivadavia
File:Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Caacupé, Buenos Aires.jpg, Nuestra Señora de Caacupé church
File:Buenos Aires - Caballito - Parque Centenario.jpg, Regulars at the Parque Centenario lake
File:Barrio Inglés, Caballito, Buenos Aires, Argentina (6).jpg, Residential area of Caballito
File:MACN24021402.JPG, Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum
References
External links
* https://www.facebook.com/groups/VecinosCaballito/
www.infocaballito.com
(Spanish)
www.caballitoenlinea.com
(Spanish)
www.vivecaballito.com
(Spanish)
* ''Historic Tramway in Caballito''
Asociación Amigos del Tranvía
(Spanish)
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