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Photographic series: April.

Centro Cultural Recoleta 📍

Photographic series: March.

The Ortiz Basualdo Palace was the Beaux-Arts residence of the marriage composed by Daniel Ortiz Basualdo and Mercedes Zapiola. It was designed in 1912 by French architect Paul Pater. It currently houses the French embassy, doing so since 1939.

Photographic series: Skies [1].

Photographic series: November.

Disclosure. Caracal Tour 📍Luna Park Arena.

The Immigrants' Hotel was built between 1906 and 1911 and had the purpose of receiving the immigrants that were coming to Argentina during the Immigration Wave the country experienced during the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. This was not the first building of its kind, for there had been a previous Hotel nearby that opened in 1888 and was used for two decades. Because of the enormous volumes of people that were entering the country during the Belle Époque, this first building was ultimately deemed unfit for the task and was closed (it was later demolished). The second Hotel was in use from 1911 before closing in 1953. It currently houses the Museum Of Immigration.

Bernardi Roig, “Buenos Aires”. Leandro Erlich, “Puerto De Memorias”.

Yoko Ono, "Dream Come True".

Paz Palace. During the Belle Époque, a series of “hôtels particuliers” (palatial residences) were built in Buenos Aires. The biggest of all these was the Paz Palace, which is located in the neighbourhood of Retiro (which used to be where the wealthiest Argentinian families lived during the Belle Époque). The man behind the construction of this residence was José C. Paz, the founder of the La Prensa newspaper. He was an admirer of French and Parisian culture (having been the country’s ambassador in France for eight years between 1885 and 1893), so he commissioned the French architect Louis-Marie Henri Sortais to build him a grand château (which was inspired by the Château de Chantilly). The residence was built on top of a trapezoid-shaped lot of 6,154 square metres (the mansion has a covered area of 12,000 square metres). Since Sortais never travelled to Buenos Aires, the project was executed by the Argentinian engineer Carlos Agote. The residence was a mammoth enterprise that took 12 years to build (1902-1914) and an enormous movement of resources: all of the components used where created and crafted in France, shipped to Argentina, and assembled in its final location in Buenos Aires. The Paz Palace has an eclectic mix of French styles for its interior spaces: Renaissance, Louis XIV through XVI, Regency, Empire.

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Welcome to my first blog post! I'm not entirely sure where this is headed or how regularly I'll post, but I just wanted to have a place where I can write about things I like, places I've visited, and things I've experienced and/or think about. First of all, I'd like to introduce myself a bit. I was born on 14 November 1990, which makes me 25 years old. I'm originally from Venezuela, where I lived for almost 7 years before moving to the States. I lived in Columbus (OH) for a couple of years and then returned to Venezuela in 1999. I remained there for 7 more years and in 2006 I moved down south to Buenos Aires (Argentina), where I have lived for the past decade. I feel like Argentina is my place in the world! I have a huge love for this country, its people, and its culture 💙🇦🇷 Buenos Aires is such an interesting and diverse city, filled with things to do and places to visit. It is the most European capital in Latin America, which sets it apart from the rest. In my (humble and personal) opinion, it is Latin America's nicest and most beautiful city! I am currently in the final stages of studying International Affairs. I have always been interested in History and also Political Science and IA incorporates both of these disciplines, but using a more global context. There is a third aspect I like about IA and that is how important speaking different languages is and how helpful they are for us. It has helped me use my personal love for learning languages into what I'm studying. During the years, I've learned three languages aside from Spanish: English, French, and German. Living in the US helped me learn English as a native speaker and the other two I've done on my own by going to different language centres (the Alliance Française and the Goethe-Institut). I hope to keep reinforcing them in the future! There are also three other languages I'd love to learn in the future: Swedish, Russian, and Italian. I really am a language enthusiast! I have always liked writing (my earliest memories of actual literary writing being for my school magazine in 4th grade), so that's one of the reasons why I decided to make the jump and create a blog. It'll be an outlet to let my writing run free. Regarding other things I like, I feel there is such a broad spectrum that I may miss out some things here. Some of my tastes are: * Art and its history. * Architecture and its different styles (especially Georgian, English Baroque, Beaux-Arts, and Art Déco). * Music (from Classical onwards, I like pretty much everything). * Film (from all eras) and its history. * Photography. * Fashion. * Travelling. * Being and sharing moments with friends. Well, I think that that's me in a nutshell. This is just starting and I'm excited to see what this will evolve into. I will try and be regular with my posts, but do excuse me if that's not the case ocasionally. Until next time, blogosphere!