The Plaza de Mayo is the oldest public square in Buenos aires, and has been the scene of many of the most important events in the citys history.
So many beautiful buildings around the square including the cathedral where Pope Francis conducted mass for 20 years, the seat of the national government, the national bank and the intelligence secretariat & one of the oldest bookstores in Argentina. The green kiosks are the only place that people can buy newspapers.
As well as being the site of the May revolution, the square was also the location for Argentinas first political rally in 1890. It remains the main point for public gatherings.
Argentina is on the verge of making history as the first major Latin American country to legalise abortion.
The Casa Rosada or pink house - is the seat of the Argentine national government and the presidents office. In the late 1940s this where the people came to hear Eva Evita Pern speak from the balcony.
The white painted headscarves on the ground are a tribute to ‘The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo who began meeting in the square in 1977 to demand information about their missing children during Argentinas last military dictatorship. They continue to meet in the square and march around the May Pyramid every Thursday at 3.30pm.
