Avenida Presidente Julio Argentino Roca, better known as Diagonal Sur (

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for "South Diagonal", the counterpart to

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), is an important avenue in the Monserrat neighborhood of

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. It is oriented north-east/south-west, diagonally bisecting the city blocks (''manzanas'') which give the city centre a checkerboard plan. It is named after President

Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz (July 17, 1843 – October 19, 1914) was an army general and statesman who served as President of Argentina from 1880 to 1886 and from 1898 to 1904. Roca is the most important representative of the Generation ...

, who held power from 1880 to 1886, and from 1896 to 1904.

Connections

The north-west corner of

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is the start of Avenida Presidente Julio Argentino Roca (i.e. the corner of Hipolito Yrigoyen and Bolivar street), just to the north of the Palace of the City Legislature. At the junction with Peru street is located equestrian monument to

Underground

Below the entire length of the avenue runs line of the

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, which has two stations along the Diagonal (stations '' Bolívar'' and '' Belgrano'').

Gallery

File:Monumento al General Julio Argentino Roca.jpg, Monument to

File:Diagonal_Sur.jpg, View of Julio A. Roca Avenue from Belgrano Avenue File:Diagonal_Sur_de_Alsina_a_Yrigoyen.JPG, Office building on Julio A. Roca Avenue File:Palacio_Legislativo_de_la_Ciudad_de_Buenos_Aires_Diagonal_Julio_A._Roca.jpg,

Buenos Aires City Legislature Palace The Buenos Aires Legislature Palace ( es, Palacio de la Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires) houses the Buenos Aires City Legislature, Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is an architectural landmark in the city's Montserra ...

File:Superintendencia_de_Seguros_de_la_Nación.JPG, Superintendency of Insurance File:INDEC_edificio_1.jpg, Headquarters of the

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File:Manzana_de_las_Luces_esquina_Noroeste.jpg, Illuminated Block File:Hotel Nogaró.JPG, Hotel Nogaró File:Edificio SOMISA (1).JPG, Somisa Building, seat of the Cabinet Chief's Office

References

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