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Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Plaza de Mayo (May Square)
Visitors to Argentina"s capital city are pleasantly surprised by the
European energy buzzing(弥漫在) in the South American air.
Like European cities, Buenos Aires is known for its late-late-night dining
and clubs that let visitors dance until sunrise.
Buenos Aires is a sprawling(蔓生的;不规则地伸展的)giant, with towering glass
skyscrapers casting shadows on 19th century Victorian houses and a wealth of
unique neighborhoods, each with its own personality.
The San Telmo district, where Buenos Aires artists work and live, is noted
for its mishmash(混杂物)of architectural styles, perfectly embodying (体现)Buenos
Aires" multinational heritage in Spanish Colonial houses with Italian detailing
and graceful French Classic buildings holding antique shops, tango bars and
cafes. La Boca"s pressed tin houses were painted a rainbow of colors by 19th
century Italian immigrant families, colors which are still bright and set off by
the colorful murals decorating the walls of side streets. The city"s
chicest(时髦的)neighborhood is the Barrio Recoleta, called the Beverly Hills of
Buenos Aires for its art galleries and upscale(高档的)restaurants.
A memorial to Eva Peron
Culture flourishes here too. One of the world"s finest opera houses, the
Teatro Colon, has hosted the likes of Maria Callas, Toscanini, Stravinsky, and
Caruso in its luxurious French Renaissance-styled theatre. Tickets are hard to
come by(得到)as season ticket-holders crowd the seats, but visitors can tour the
theater from 10am to 6pm weekdays.
Buenos Aires" famous Museo de Bellas Artes is Argentina"s finest art
gallery with a good collection of modern Argentine painters, wood sculptured
artifacts from the provinces, and Impressionist and post-Impressionist
(后印象派主义)paintings such as Monet, Degas, and Chagall. And any visitor includes
the Plaza de Mayo on his or her itinerary(旅程)to see the plaza where the citizens
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发表于 2016-7-9 23:18:46