Versalles

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Location of Versalles in Buenos Aires
Historical photo of Versalles train station

Versalles is a district in the west of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires . It has a good 14,000 inhabitants on an area of ​​1.5 km² (as of 2001). Versalles is one of the smaller districts. The quarter is part of Comuna C10. Versalles borders Villa Real to the north, Monte Castro to the east and Liniers to the south .

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The area that is now Versalles was initially owned by Don Pedro Fernández de Castro, who gave the neighboring Monte Castro its name. At the end of the 18th century it was inherited by Don Juan Pedro de Córdoba. After his death, his daughter Mercedes divided it up into lots. In the 19th century, the land changed hands several times. In 1911 the railway company "Ferrocarril Oeste de Buenos Aires" bought the land in order to expand its railway line to the west. At that time, the company's medical officer, Dr. José Guerrico, returned from Paris and suggested naming the new district after the Palace of Versailles near Paris.

Today Versalles has the most green spaces per inhabitant (compared to the rest of the city) and is the highest and quietest part of the city. The style of the houses is influenced by the English architecture.

In 1985 Alejandro Doria directed the film Esperando la carroza in Versalles . In 2001 the film El Hijo de la Novia was also made there .

The district day is celebrated every year on November 16.

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Coordinates: 34 ° 38 ′  S , 58 ° 31 ′  W