Néstor Kirchner Cultural Centre
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Néstor Kirchner Cultural Centre (Centro Cultural Néstor Kirchner) |
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The building in July 2015.
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 Location in Buenos Aires
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Government |
| Location | Sarmiento 151 Buenos Aires |
| Coordinates | 34°36′12″S 58°22′10″W / 34.60333°S 58.36944°WCoordinates: 34°36′12″S 58°22′10″W / 34.60333°S 58.36944°W |
| Construction started | 1908 |
| Completed | 1928 (as a post office) |
| Opening | May 21, 2015 (as a cultural centre) |
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| Roof | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 8 |
| Floor area | 88,050 m2 (947,800 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Norbert Maillart |
| Developer | Government of Argentina |
| Main contractor | GEOPÉ |
The Néstor Kirchner Cultural Centre (Spanish: Centro Cultural Néstor Kirchner) is a cultural centre located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the largest of Latin America, and the third or fourth largest in the world.
It was opened on May 21, 2015, and is located in the former Buenos Aires Central Post Office ("Palacio de Correos"). The cultural centre was named after former president of Argentina Néstor Kirchner.
The 9 floor centre has a concert hall; 5 other auditoriums for theater and concerts; 18 halls for poetry readings, performance art, and other events; 40 rooms of art and history galleries totaling 15,000 square meters on 6 floors; 16 rehearsal rooms; and 2 rooftop terraces.
The need for a new central post office in Buenos Aires was first raised in 1888 by the director of the Correo Argentino (Argentine Postal Service) at the time, Dr. Ramón J. Cárcano. Later that year a Congressional bill providing for its construction was signed by President Miguel Juárez Celman. The Ministry of Public Works commissioned French architect Norbert Maillart for its design in 1889.
Designating a 12,500 m² (134,000 ft²) city block on the corner of Leandro Alem and Corrientes Avenues for its construction, the Public Works Ministry chose the site as a means to beautify a land reclamation site where the shores of the Río de la Plata had reached just a decade earlier. The sudden onset of the Panic of 1890 and the subsequent crisis led to President Juárez Celman's resignation, however, as well as to the project's suspension.
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