Edificio Kavanagh — Attraction in Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

The Kavanagh Building is an apartment tower located at 1065 Florida Street, in front of the Plaza San Martín, in the Retiro neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires. An emblematic work of modern architecture in Buenos Aires, it is one of the most emblematic buildings in the city, [1] considered a synthesis of rationalist and art deco styles. [2]

Inaugurated on January 3, 1936, with its 120 m, it was at the time the tallest reinforced concrete building in South America [3] and the first residential building in Buenos Aires that had centralized air conditioning equipment provided by the firm. American Carrier. [4]

History Edit The authors are the Sánchez, Lagos and de la Torre study. [5] The works had begun on April 16, 1934 and the structure reached its maximum height very quickly, on November 3 of that same year. In 1934, when it was still being built, its forehead was used to place a white cross several stories high on top of it in adherence to the 1934 International Eucharistic Congress held in Buenos Aires. The building was constructed by the company of Engineer Rodolfo Cervini, as described by the plaque on the front, to the right of the entrance gate. In 1994, the American Civil Engineering Association distinguished it as an "international engineering landmark." Since 1999, this building belongs to the World Heritage of Modern Architecture, by decision of UNESCO. [6] And in the same year, it was declared a National Historic Monument. [7] At the end of 2008, the 14th floor of the building Kavanagh went on sale with a price of 5.9 million US dollars for its 726 square meters, or 8126 dollars per square meter. It is the only apartment that occupies an entire floor.

It has a 360 degree view of the Río de la Plata, Plaza San Martín, Puerto Madero and the rest of the city. Its owner is a British nobleman, Lord Alain Levenfiche, born in 1951 in Paris but raised in London. A narrow alley called the Corina Kavanagh Passage separates the Kavanagh "skyscraper" from the no less opulent Plaza Hotel located a few meters to the southwest.

At present, the tower has become popular because Carlos Maslatón, also known for his financial opinions on various social networks, has his financial operations room on the 18th floor, along with his wife Mariquita Delvecchio. This subject has stated that he is a fan of the tower. In a note to the newspaper Clarín he stated: "For me talking about the building is like a citizen obligation. It is a historical monument, it is integrated into the urban fabric but it is an entity in itself. Choosing to live here is also an ideological statement: it pays the same or more per square meter than for an apartment in Puerto Madero, but the differences are visible. "[8] From his home in this building and against everything, Carlos Maslatón, began to military not only for the cause antiquarantine, but for the reopening of clandestine premises, promoting the massive contagion of...

Este magnífico rascacielos fue el más alto de Sudamérica y el primero en contar con detalles de lujo, como aire acondicionado. Elegante, enmarcado por un bello entorno que incluye a una de las plazas más hermosas de la ciudad, el Kavanagh es un símbolo arquitectónico de Buenos Aires. Para su construcción se demolió un grupo de casas bajas anexo al Hotel Plaza que había sido inaugurado en 1909. Las obras para levantar el Kavanagh se iniciaron en abril de 1934 bajo la supervisión del Ingeniero contratista Rodolfo Cervini y los arquitectos Sánchez, Lagos y de la Torre, sobre una idea promovida por Corina Kavanagh (quien le da nombre al pasaje que divide el hotel del histórico edificio). Con 120 metros de altura, fue durante años, el edificio más alto de la Ciudad y de Sudamérica. Debido a su forma escalonada, pudieron instalarse terrazas jardín. Como avance para la época, se colocó un equipo de aire centralizado, una pileta, talleres de lavado y planchado, cámara frigorífica y sistema telefónico central, no tiene cocheras ni portero eléctrico y posee en total 105 departamentos. Fue finalmente inaugurado en 1936. En 1999 fue declarado Monumento Histórico Nacional y desde ese mismo año pertenece al Patrimonio Mundial de la Arquitectura de la Modernidad, por decisión de la UNESCO. Curiosidad: ¿Sabías que el Edificio Kavanagh habría sido construido para vengar un amor prohibido? La leyenda sostiene que existió una relación entre Corina Kavanagh y uno de los hijos de la familia Anchorena. Los Anchorena habrían forzado la ruptura por no tratarse Corina de una candidata perteneciente a una familia patricia. Por despecho, la millonaria habría mandado a construir este enorme edificio para tapar la vista que tenían los Anchorena desde su casa (el actual Palacio San Martín, sede de la Cancillería) a la Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento, que había sido edificada para convertirse en el futuro sepulcro de la aristocrática familia. Desde el único lugar que se puede ver la iglesia es desde un pasaje que bordea el edificio y que, paradójicamente, lleva el nombre de la...

Kavanagh Building: The exquisite, imposing Kavanagh Building was at the time of its construction (1936) the tallest skyscraper in Latin America and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. But the building also tells a story of forbidden love and subsequent revenge of Corina. Monumento Nosotros Afuera Monomento Nosotros Afuera is a giant mysterious egg lying in the Ginastera square, between Plaza San Martín and the entrance to the Kavanagh building. Even most of the Bunosarians do not know the significance of this monument lying on the side of Kavanagh Building which is a pride building in Buenos Aires. The building has a strange story of the revenge of...