Versalles neighborhood, located North-West of Buenos
Aires City is one of the most beautiful places of our city. It was populated
around 1910 when the West railroad got there. The name Versalles is the Spanish
way of calling the famous French Gardens of Versailles. It was named that way
after a doctor, neighbor of the area who had just returned from Paris when the
neighborhood was recognized as a new area of Buenos Aires.
Versalles has many unique features: it’s the place
with more green square meters per inhabitants; it is also the highest land in
the city and the quieter neighborhood of all (it only has three avenues inside
its limits). The place is also known by its English-styled architecture, due to
the many British immigrants that settled there working for the new railroad. Many
famous Argentine movies take place here: “Esperando la Carroza” (1985) and “El
Hijo de la Novia” (2001).
Some of the most famous attractions are: the City
Market (Arregui Ave), Paris St (a boulevard full of colorful murals), the Banff
City Square and its marvelous sculptures, Ceferino Namuncurá Square (Porcel St
and Arregui St), Versalles Athetic Club (6750 Arregui St), El Luchador Social
and Sport Center (Barragán St and Viena St), Versalles Popular Cultural
Association (950 Roma St), Our Lady of Health Parrish (6115 Marcos Sastre St).
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