''Paseo del Siglo'' (literally Tour of the Century or Walk of the Century) is a part of the historical center of the city of
Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...
,
Argentina
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. It comprises eight blocks in the downtown
Córdoba Street, from
Oroño Boulevard
Oroño Boulevard (in Spanish, ''Bulevar Oroño'') is a street in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It is a two-way boulevard that runs north–south through the center-east of the city, from the coastal avenue by the Paraná River to the sout ...
east up to Paraguay Street. This segment and the adjacent streets showcase a number of historical buildings, from public and private institutions to former mansions of wealthy families. These have been preserved or restored under the sponsorship of a municipal preservation program.
Important sites along and around the Paseo del Siglo include:
* The former
Palace of Justice, now the Faculty of Law of the
National University of Rosario
The National University of Rosario ( es, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, UNR) is a research public university located in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
Overview
Rosario National University (UNR) was created in 1968 by ...
;
* Normal School No. 2, now a
National Historic Monument.
* The former Police Headquarters, which now houses the seat of the delegation of the provincial government, some municipal offices, and a memorial (''
Centro Popular de la Memoria
The Popular center of remembrance (''Centro Popular de la Memoria'') is a former illegal detention center in Rosario, . It was used by the provincial police between 1976 and 1979, during the Dirty War, to hold people with no formal charges and to ...
'') at the site of
Dirty War
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illegal detention center;
* The
Basilica Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, the seat of the
Archdiocese of Rosario;
* The
Dr. Juan Álvarez Library;
* The seat of the
Rosario Board of Trade and the
Palacio Minetti, already within the pedestrian-only segment of Córdoba St., one block from the officially recognized end of the Paseo;
* Two important urban squares,
Plaza San Martín and
Plaza Pringles.
References
* WelcomeArgentina
Tour of the Century
* Municipality of Rosario official website
''Paseo del Siglo''
* La Guía de Rosario
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Streets in Rosario, Santa Fe
Historic districts