The political heart of Argentina since 1580 — the square named for the May Revolution of 1810 and the focal point of every national drama since. The pink Casa Rosada (presidential palace) sits on the east side; the Cabildo (colonial town hall) and the Metropolitan Cathedral face it. Every Thursday at 15:30 the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo still circle the central obelisk wearing their white headscarves, asking what happened to their children during the dictatorship of 1976–83.
Plaza de Mayo
Argentina's political heart, flanked by the pink Casa Rosada