Plaza del Congreso
Plaza del Congreso
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The area
Address
Neighbourhood: El Centro (Downtown)
How to get there
  • Congreso • 3 min walk
  • Sáenz Peña • 5 min walk
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  • Reservarlden
    London, United Kingdom1,042 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Good atmosphere
    Great atmosphere in this central location day and evening. Ideal place for a short stop for a drink or ice cream while taking in the surroundings. Argentina's majestic Congress overlooks the plaza and only adds to the beauty of the vicinity.
    Visited February 2023
    Travelled solo
    Written 18 January 2024
  • Giuseppe Cincindella
    Rosyth, United Kingdom2,119 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Beautiful square
    We went on a sunny Sunday morning. Nice walk along the street, beautiful gardens, local Sunday market. Busy, people having a rest, running, walking. Beautiful buildings, the Congreso dominates the square, we took some very nice pictures.
    Visited March 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 3 March 2024
  • Chaitanya
    Cambridge, Canada1,457 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Park and place to take photos
    Good spot to be able to get a lot of photos of the Congresso building. Decent park and nice spot to go out for a walk. Huge park and a major part of the downtown walking tour
    Visited November 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 11 August 2024
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4.0 of 5 bubbles140 reviews
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Very good
71
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28
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Oleksandr Danylenko
Buenos Aires, Argentina291 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2019
If you start with the casa rosada, and continue on the av. de mayo ave, you'll end up here. The congress. Located only 15-20 min away. Be prepared to see some homeless people and many many buses. The congress itself is undergoing some maintenance right now.
Written 7 February 2020
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Giuseppe Cincindella
Rosyth, UK2,119 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2024 • Couples
We went on a sunny Sunday morning. Nice walk along the street, beautiful gardens, local Sunday market. Busy, people having a rest, running, walking. Beautiful buildings, the Congreso dominates the square, we took some very nice pictures.
Written 3 March 2024
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Reservarlden
London, UK1,042 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2023 • Solo
Great atmosphere in this central location day and evening. Ideal place for a short stop for a drink or ice cream while taking in the surroundings. Argentina's majestic Congress overlooks the plaza and only adds to the beauty of the vicinity.
Written 18 January 2024
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Chaitanya
Cambridge, Canada1,457 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Couples
Good spot to be able to get a lot of photos of the Congresso building. Decent park and nice spot to go out for a walk. Huge park and a major part of the downtown walking tour
Written 11 August 2024
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Goal100Countries
Cheltenham, UK599 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2019
The Plaza del Congreso is a really aesthetic place in which to rest your legs and chill out. The gardens are very well kept and the place offers great photos with the statues and Congress building in the background. There are plenty of green spaces in which to sit and relax.
Written 15 December 2019
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Perry B
Sydney, Australia2,578 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2018 • Couples
This is one of my favourite plazas

This is one of my favourite squares in Buenos Aires and it did not disappoint this last time. it appeared to me as an oasis amidst the urban jungle. There is one of Rodin's rare original prototypes for The thinker here as well.
Written 3 January 2019
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Rob
Dublin, Ireland2,928 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2017 • Solo
Unfortunately undergoing renovation now so can't go in and slightly takes away from good photo but sometimes renovations need to be done.
Written 31 May 2017
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Taryn W
Minneapolis, MN329 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2016 • Friends
The Plaza wasn't that inviting because a beautiful fountain and the Congress Building were fenced off. The Jacaranda trees were blooming and the architecture is stunning, but it all seemed a little like faded glory with the fencing and the homeless people.
As I was searching for this place on trip advisor I just happened to see a review titled 'Beware' and it mentions a trick people do to rob you. It happened to the 'Beware' author on this plaza. It happened to me right outside of the Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo. You think a bird has pooped on you, a lot, but its someone walking behind you that squirts something on you. When they offer to help you, they rob you in the commotion. We weren't robbed and although at the time this happened I was unaware of the ploy, my radar was still up and we told the guy we didn't want his help.
Written 12 December 2016
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SaulloCastro
148 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2016
Despite the great statues and monuments, we found this square abandoned by local authorities, since lots of homeless people are living there. Because of this the place smells urine and is rather dirty.

Even though I would recommend to go there and admire the good architecture of local buildings and to have a good view of the congress building.
Written 2 December 2016
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Jannerbloke
Plymouth, UK13,445 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2024 • Friends
Came by the National Congress today. Lot of lively demonstrators campaigning against large scale government privatisation of socially important institutions and infrastructure. Bit like the UK.
Because it was live and dynamic here, there were lots of police and we were gently guided away after we’d taken one pic. No hint of trouble or anti-social behaviour.
Written 1 May 2024
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