Avenida Alvear
The Avenida Alvear is a commercial street in the district of Recoleta in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires .
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Avenida Alvear extends over seven blocks (one block corresponds to approx. 110 meters) from Plazoleta Carlos Pellegrini to Plaza Alvear. The street is not only known for its expensive shops, but also for the palatial buildings in the French architectural style, which was very popular with the Argentine upper class at the beginning of the 20th century.
The construction of Avenida Alvear began in 1885 on the initiative of the mayor Torcuato de Alvear , who is remembered in Paris for his urban planning projects based on the model of Baron Haussmann . The Palacio Ortiz Basualdo (now the seat of the French embassy) and the Palacio Pereda (Brazilian embassy) are the best-known examples of “Belle Epoque” architecture along the street. Other well-known buildings include the Palacio Duhau (now a Park Hyatt Hotel), the neighboring Palacio Fernández Anchorena (Embassy of the Vatican) and the Alvear Palace Hotel from 1932.
Designer boutiques on Avenida Alvear include Armani , Valentino , Hermes , Louis Vuitton, and Ermenegildo Zegna . The road ends in the north at La Recoleta Cemetery .
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Coordinates: 34 ° 35 ′ 20.6 ″ S , 58 ° 23 ′ 13.3 ″ W.