After the Universal Exhibition, the Argentine delegation in Paris tried to sell the pavilion because of the precarious state of the Argentine economy after the crisis of 1890. The pavilion was made of iron, and could be easily disassembled. When there were no buyers, it was decided to bring it to Buenos Aires. Some parts were lost in a storm during the transatlantic crossing, but it arrived in Buenos Aires in acceptable condition. A bidding contest was held to see who wanted to rebuild it and exploit the concession, which was won by an Englishman who used the pavilion for various types of exhibitions. In 1910, at the centenary of the Revolution of May, the pavilion was recovered by the national government in order to place it in "Plaza San Martín" (San Martín square) in front of the National Museum of Fine Arts. The Pavilion was dismantled between the 1932 and 1934, and eventually sold as scrap.