Nuestra Señora del Pilar Basílica

Inaugurated in 1732, the work was directed by the Jesuit architect Andrés Blanqui. The altarpieces, great part of the images and other worshipping elements of the time monks Recoletos inhabited the convent have been maintained. Part of them may be seen at the small museum located next to the Church. It was declared a National Historic Monument in 1942 in recognition of its antiquity and prominence, and this is where Buenos Aires’s elite families hold weddings and other ceremonies.

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we surely need some of that blue sky here in HK…the weather is so nice in BA!
Lisi
Jan 21, 2007 @ 12:05 pm
Happy Birthday!! 1 year old already!! Keep posting; I love your photos of Buenos Aires.
ming_the_merciless
Jan 22, 2007 @ 12:27 pm
bonjour
très belle photo
bravo
bernard
Jan 23, 2007 @ 9:59 pm
that’s where my cousin was baptised!!
Carla Weir
Feb 10, 2007 @ 11:19 am