Plaza Italia station is part of the
line D of the
Buenos Aires Underground
The Buenos Aires Underground ( es, Subterráneo de Buenos Aires, links=no), locally known as Subte (), is a rapid transit system that serves the area of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The first section of this network (Plaza de Mayo–Pla ...
. It is located at the intersection of
Avenida Santa Fe
Avenida Santa Fe is one of the principal thoroughfares in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The artery is essential to the imaginary axis of Barrio Norte in Buenos Aires, comprising the areas influenced by the route of the avenue through Retiro, Recole ...
and the
roundabout surrounding
Plaza Italia in
Palermo. The station was opened on 23 February 1940 as part of the extension of Line D from
Tribunales to
Palermo.
A short distance from the station are located the ''
La Sociedad Rural Argentina'' (in English: The Argentine Rural Society),
Buenos Aires Zoo
The Buenos Aires Eco Park ( es, Ecoparque de Buenos Aires) is an park in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The former zoo, opened in 1888, contained 89 species of mammals, 49 species of reptiles and 175 species of birds, with a tot ...
and the
Botanical Garden of Buenos Aires.
In 1997 the station was declared a national historic monument.
Decreto 437/97
(Spanish) Retrieved 2010-11-09
Gallery
File:Buenos Aires - Subte - Plaza Italia.jpg,
File:Besamanos de los caciques.jpg,
File:Plaza Italia (Subte) 1.jpg,
File:Nueva señaletica (8).JPG
Nearby
* Buenos Aires Zoo
The Buenos Aires Eco Park ( es, Ecoparque de Buenos Aires) is an park in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The former zoo, opened in 1888, contained 89 species of mammals, 49 species of reptiles and 175 species of birds, with a tot ...
* Buenos Aires Botanical Garden
* Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi
See also
* La Rural
La Rural: Agricultural and Livestock Exhibition of Argentina
''La Exposición Rural'' (in English: The Rural Exhibition), is an annual agricultural and livestock show held in the Palermo section of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event is orga ...
References
External links
Subterráneos de Buenos Aires (Official Page)
Plaza Italia Underground Station
{{Buenos Aires Transit
Buenos Aires Underground stations
Railway stations opened in 1938
1940 establishments in Argentina
National Historic Monuments of Argentina