Avenida Roque Sáenz Peña, better known as Diagonal Norte (
Spanish
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for "North Diagonal", the counterpart to
Diagonal Sur), is an important avenue in the
San Nicolás neighborhood of
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the RÃo de la Plata, on South ...
,
Argentina
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. It is oriented south-east/north-west, diagonally bisecting the city blocks (''manzanas'') which give the city centre a checkerboard plan. It is named after President
Roque Sáenz Peña
Roque José Antonio del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Sáenz Peña Lahitte (19 March 1851 – 9 August 1914) was an Argentine politician and lawyer who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1910 to his death in office on 9 August 1914. ...
, who held power from 1910 to 1914 and passed the
law
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which established universal suffrage, secret ballot and an electoral register.
Connections
The north-west corner of
Plaza de Mayo
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is the start of Avenida Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña (i.e. the corner of Avenida Rivadavia and San MartÃn street), just to the north of the city hall. It runs directly to the northwest and diagonally crosses the following streets: Bartolomé Mitre, Juan Domingo Perón and Sarmiento, and calle
Florida
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, Maipú, Esmeralda, Suipacha and the Carabelas passage, before arriving at
Plaza de la República, location of the
Obelisk of Buenos Aires
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, where
Avenida 9 de julio
July 9 Avenue (Spanish: ''Avenida 9 de Julio'') is a major thoroughfare in the city centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its name honors Argentina's Independence Day, July 9, 1816.
The avenue runs around to the west of the RÃo de la Plata water ...
meets
Avenida Corrientes
Avenida Corrientes () is one of the principal thoroughfares of the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires. The street is intimately tied to the tango and the porteño sense of identity. Like the parallel avenues Santa Fe, Córdoba, and San Juan, it ...
. Still in a straight diagonal line, it crosses this intersection and continues to the next crossroads, the junction of Lavalle and Libertad in Plaza Lavalle, opposite the
Courts of Justice
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.
Underground
Below the entire length of the avenue runs
line
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of the
Buenos Aires Underground
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, which has two stations along the Diagonal (stations ''
Catedral'' and ''
9 de julio'') and a third station (''
Tribunales'') near its western end.
Line
Line most often refers to:
* Line (geometry), object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to infinity
* Telephone line, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system
Line, lines, The Line, or LINE may also refer to:
Arts ...
of the
Buenos Aires Underground
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also has one station: ''
Diagonal Norte
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''.
Points of interest
Avenida Roque Sáenz Peña (Diagonal Norte)
Image:Facade BA Metropolitan Church.jpg, Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
The Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral ( es, Catedral Metropolitana de Buenos Aires) is the main Catholic church in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in the city center, overlooking Plaza de Mayo, on the corner of San MartÃn and Rivadavia ...
Image:Edificio Menéndez Behety.JPG, Menéndez Behety building
Image:Edificio La Unión.JPG, La Unión building
Image:Edificio Volta.JPG, Volta building
Image:Edificio Shell Mex.JPG, Shell Mex building
External links
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{{Buenos Aires landmarks
Roque
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