Monserrat, Buenos Aires
Monserrat or Montserrat (pronounced [monseˈrat]) is a neighbourhood in the east of the Buenos Aires CBD. The district features some of the most important public buildings in Buenos Aires, including city hall, the city legislature, Casa Rosada, the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires and the Libertador Building (Ministry of Defense), among others.
Monserrat | |
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Location of Montserrat within Buenos Aires | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Autonomous City | Buenos Aires |
| Comuna | C1 |
| Important sites | City Hall City Legislature Buenos Aires Cabildo Café Tortoni Casa Rosada Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires Jesuit Temple of St. Ignatius and college Plaza de Mayo Equestrian monument to General Manuel Belgrano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 43,560 |
| • Density | 20,000/km2 (51,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
Avenida de Mayo runs through the Monserrat district, connecting Plaza de Mayo and the Plaza de los Dos Congresos (Congressional Plaza).
A block, or two, south of the Plaza de Mayo, the older section of Monserrat begins. This is Buenos Aires' oldest neighborhood and even today, very little of the cityscape there is less than a hundred years old (except along Belgrano Avenue), thereby making a nearly seamless transition to the likewise historic San Telmo district, to the south.