page_title: Buenos Aires City Legislature Palace
section_title: Library
hierarchical_section_title: Buenos Aires City Legislature Palace / Library
caption_attribution_description: Español: Biblioteca del Palacio de la Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires This is a photo of an Argentine monument identified by the ID 1177
context_page_description: The Palacio de la Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires houses the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is an architectural landmark in the city's Montserrat district, situated in a triangular block bounded by the streets Calle Hipólito Yrigoyen, Avenida Presidente Julio Argentino Roca and Calle Perú. Built of grey granite, it has a Neoclassical design. The building is open to the public on week-days only. The building contains the Esteban Echeverría Library, Salon Rosado, and a carillon which, when it was installed in 1930, was the largest in South America.
context_section_description: Previously known as the Centennial Library, the Esteban Echeverría library was designed in 1884 by the then Council president, Dr. Roberto Larroque, who ordered library materials from foreign counties. It also houses a collection of 30,000 texts on law and legislation. There are texts from Visigothic Spain, from the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, and the colonial Buenos Aires Cabildo, and others. It includes the José Hernández Periodicals Library whose works have been microfilmed. Initially created to assist legislators and municipal officials, it was later opened to the general public. The library was renamed to honor the Argentine poet Esteban Echeverria who introduced literary romanticism to the city. The library is designed in an eclectic style with Neoclassical elements. It is clad in walnut; above the wrought iron fireplace is the city shield.
caption: Esteban Echeverría Library
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