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CASA ROSADA

Casa Rosada or the pink house as the locals call it Eva perón addressed the masses from the balcony
sits in the heart of Buenos Aires anchoring the Plaza during the late 1940s and early 1950s. As we saw
de Mayo. The grand building is the seat of the Argen- on our bus tour, the famous terrace is located in the
tine national government and houses the president’s rear of the building. If you saw the movie, “Evita,” you
office. It was constructed in the mid-1800s n the watched Madonna sing “Don’t Cry for me Argentina”
site of a fort established by the Spanish in 1580 and from that high spot.
used by the Spanish colonial viceroys. The central There are two stories about why the building is
archway was designed by Italian architect Francisco painted pink. One was that it was a blend of red and
Tamburini, who was the first of the three architects white, the colors of the two political parties in the
of the fabled Colon Theatre. late 19th century. The other more interesting theory
It’s most notable as the place where Juan and is that the pink comes from the addition of cow’s

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