Recoleta, Buenos Aires
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Clockwise from top: the Recoleta Cultural Center, Floralis Genérica, France Square and the Recoleta Cemetery with the Nuestra Señora del Pilar Basilica.
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 Location of Recoleta within Buenos Aires |
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| Country | Argentina | |
| Autonomous city | Buenos Aires | |
| Comuna | C2 | |
| Important sites |
Recoleta cemetery, |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 188,780 | |
| • Density | 35,000/km2 (91,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) | |
Recoleta cemetery,
Basílica Nuestra Señora del Pilar,
National Library of the Argentine Republic,
National Museum of Fine Arts,
National Museum of Decorative Arts,
Alvear Palace Hotel,
Café La Biela,
Recoleta is a downtown residential neighborhood in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina; it is an area of great historical and architectural interest, mostly because of the Recoleta Cemetery . It is also an important tourist destination and cultural center of the city.
It is also one of the most affluent neighborhoods and it is one of the priciest real estate in the city.
The Recoleta is accessible by the “D Line” of the Buenos Aires Subway, which passes through the neighborhood.
The Recoleta neighborhood is composed of the area limited by Montevideo and Uruguay Streets, Córdoba Avenue, Mario Bravo and Coronel Díaz Streets, Las Heras Avenue, Tagle Street, the F.G.B.M railway, Jerónimo Salguero Street, and by the Río de La Plata or River Plate.
Neighboring communities are Retiro to the southeast, San Nicolás, Balvanera and Almagro to the south, and Palermo to the northwest, and the River Plate to the northeast.
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