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Cool ::: La Plata, Argentina :::

::: La Plata, Argentina :::

La Plata is the capital city of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as of the partido of La Plata. The city was planned to serve as the capital of the province after the city of Buenos Aires was declared as the federal district in 1880. Per the 2001 census, the city proper has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants.

La Plata was officially founded by governor Dardo Rocha on November 19, 1882.

Rocha decided to erect a new city to host the provincial government institutions and the planned university. Urban planner Pedro Benoit designed a city layout based on a rationalist conception of urban centers. The city (see figure) has the shape of a square with a central park and two diagonal avenues, north-south and east-west. This design is copied in a self-similar manner in small blocks of six by six blocks in length. Other than the diagonals, all streets are on a rectangular grid, and are numbered consecutively. Thus, La Plata is nicknamed "la ciudad de las diagonales" ("city of diagonals"). It is also called "la ciudad de los tilos" ("city of tilia") because of the large number of linden trees lining the streets.










































*las fotos no son mias, son de ELV
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Old Posted Apr 2, 2007, 2:14 AM
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truly a revelation. stunning city.
thanks for posting.
viva argentina!
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Lovely city, just like most in Argentina. Thank you!
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