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Edificio Libertador seen from Puerto Madero.
The army headquarters Edificio Libertador was the real focus of Argentine political power for many decades.
Argentine military of the 1920s, lacked a commensurate headquarters, and had been housed since the late 19th century in a Montserrat neighbourhood structure formerly used by the National Mint.
Seeking to remedy this, President Agustín Justo (a retired general and former War Minister) ordered the construction of a new War Ministry.
Designed by Ministry of Public Works architects Enrique Lopardo, Néstor Pastrana, and Héctor Campini, the twenty-story, 82,625 m² (889,000 ft²) building would be the largest in Argentina up to that point.
The building isdivided into three sections: two wings to be anchored by a central section.
The structure, was designed in French Renaissance style and begun in 1938. It was equipped with Siemens elevators and communications networks, whose installation was overseen by German engineers.
The new building was inaugurated in April 1943..
President Juan Perón renamed the landmark Edificio Libertador in 1950 to honour the centennial of the death of General José de San Martín (known locally as the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru)
2025 - Argentina - 175 - Buenos Aires - 122
Edificio Libertador seen from Puerto Madero.
The army headquarters Edificio Libertador was the real focus of Argentine political power for many decades.
Argentine military of the 1920s, lacked a commensurate headquarters, and had been housed since the late 19th century in a Montserrat neighbourhood structure formerly used by the National Mint.
Seeking to remedy this, President Agustín Justo (a retired general and former War Minister) ordered the construction of a new War Ministry.
Designed by Ministry of Public Works architects Enrique Lopardo, Néstor Pastrana, and Héctor Campini, the twenty-story, 82,625 m² (889,000 ft²) building would be the largest in Argentina up to that point.
The building isdivided into three sections: two wings to be anchored by a central section.
The structure, was designed in French Renaissance style and begun in 1938. It was equipped with Siemens elevators and communications networks, whose installation was overseen by German engineers.
The new building was inaugurated in April 1943..
President Juan Perón renamed the landmark Edificio Libertador in 1950 to honour the centennial of the death of General José de San Martín (known locally as the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru)