The Palacio San Martín is one of the most iconic buildings in the City of Buenos Aires. The Argentine Presidents of the last hundred years, as well as Heads of State, Prime Ministers, Kings and Queens from all over the world have walked its halls.
Behind its sculptural, Beaux-Arts style facades, the building, which is used by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship as its venue for protocol purposes, is full of anecdotes, legends and works of art both from the 20th Century and from the various millenarian cultures of our country’s indigenous peoples.
The Palacio San Martin was built between 1905 and 1909 by the famous architect Alejandro Christophersen, at the request of Mercedes Castellanos de Anchorena. Even though it appears to be a single complex, it consists of three residences. The building, then called Palacio Anchorena, was the venue for important social gatherings, such as the “Centennial of Independence” ball in 1916.
In 1936, it was acquired by the Argentine State to serve as the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was renamed Palacio San Martín. It is a historical national monument and it houses works by Argentine and Latin American artists such as Antonio Berni, Pablo Curatella Manes, Lino Enea Spilimbergo and Roberto Matta, among others. Its Pre-Columbian Art Collection includes pieces made of ceramic, stone and metal.
The Press Office of the Foreign Ministry presents the third episode of the first season of Miradas del Palacio San Martín. The story of this famous building is told through weekly episodes on Twitter and is available on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube.
Episode III:
These stories are open for discovery, comment and sharing through the social networks of the Foreign Ministry:
twitter.com/CancilleriaARG
facebook.com/CancilleriaARG
instagram.com/CancilleriaARG
you tube.com/mrecicARG
Episode I - LA HISTORIA (STORY): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnxBVcEph-4
Episode II - LAS VISITAS (VISITS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFGc593LJ0U
Press Release No. 365/16
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