Catedral (Buenos Aires Underground)
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Catedral is a terminal station of the Line D of the Buenos Aires Underground. From here, passengers may transfer to the Perú station on Line A and the Bolívar station on Line E.


Overview

It is located at the intersection of Roque Sáenz Peña Avenue and Florida Street, which gave the original name of the station. Its current name comes from the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, located in the vicinity of the station. This station had the name ''Florida'', as recorded on maps of the network of 1955. The station was inaugurated on 3 June 1937 as part of the inaugural section of Line D, between Catedral and Tribunales. In 1997 it was declared a national historic monument.Decreto 437/97
(Spanish) Retrieved 8 November 2010 The station was used as a set in the 1996 Argentine science fiction film Moebius.


Gallery

File:Buenos Aires-Florida y Diagonal Norte-Subte Catedral.jpg, Station entrance File:Buenos Aires - Subte - Catedral.jpg, Detail of the majolica


Nearby

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* Florida Street * Buenos Aires Cabildo * Avenida de Mayo


References


External links

* {{Authority control Buenos Aires Underground stations Railway stations in Argentina opened in 1937 National Historic Monuments of Argentina