dearJulius.com

$type=carousel$count=12$sn=0$cols=4$va=0$source=random$show=home

A Famous Metal Flower Blooms Again in Buenos Aires Park


By Michael Luongo
Argentina Travel Expert, about.com
[post_ads_2]
It’s always great when things get fixed, especially when you love them so much. Here on About.com Argentina Travel, I love celebrating when things are working right in Buenos Aires, a city that to be honest, sometimes does not have its act together. I do say though, I say that with love.

If you have looked at ads about Buenos Aires, brochures, or the websites of countless companies selling trips to Argentina, you have seen this exciting icon. It is as famous and associated with Buenos Aires as the Casa Rosada, the Obelisco, Avenida de Mayo, and Teatro Colon.

What is it?  It’s the giant metallic floral sculpture called Floralis Generica, a 2002 sculpture by the Argentine architect Eduardo Catalano, within the Plaza Naciones Unidas, or United Nations Plaza off Avenida Figueroa Alcorte between Quiroga and Bibiloni.

It has long been broken, with its petals no longer able to open and close.
But the city just fixed this.

The Mayor of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri, had this to say about it on his Facebook page where he often posts things about what is going on in his city:


“¡HOY VUELVE A ABRIRSE LA FLOR DE LA CIUDAD![post_ads_2]

Despues de meses de trabajo, hoy vuelven a funcionar los petalos de la famosa Floralis Generica.
Para celebrarlo, cuando caiga el sol y la Flor empiece a cerrarse (alrededor de las 18), habra un espectaculo visual de luces y un recital en vivo de Baglietto y Vitale.”

Essentially, he is shouting triumphantly about the return of the “Flower of the City.”  He talks about how months of work went into fixing this fantastic “visual spectacle of lights”

Really, the flower is something to see, and it is one of the highlights of Buenos Aires’ park system.
We have already gone into detail about fabulous green spaces in Buenos Aires, and the below recaps some of that, including the park where the flower sits, along with others throughout the Argentine capital.

Truly, all of this makes Buenos Aires one of the most exciting cities in the world to see, from real flowers, to giant metal ones that look like something from outer space.


Palermo Park System (which includes Floralis Generica) from the article on Green Space in Buenos Aires
[post_ads]All along Avenida Libertador, you will find what is in my opinion one of the most beautiful linear parks in the world. It’s filled with magnolias, pines, palms, and willows and families picnicking, along with locals playing soccer, or just enjoying being outdoors. It’s all the work of French architect Charles Thays. Start at Plaza Italia and the Jardin Botanico or Botanical Gardens. Adjacent to that is the Zoological Gardens, with its abandoned cats that locals tend to. Flora from throughout South America and the rest of the world are in the garden.

There are many divisions to this complex park system. Parque Tres de Febrero is a 1,000-acre splendor of trees, lakes, and trails, and there is an adjacent Rose Garden off Avenida Sarmiento. In summer, you can also rent paddleboats, and an even more beautiful marriage of nature and water is at the Japanese Garden where children can feed the fish and watch the ducks. Wonderful small bridges also make it ideal for photos ops with the family. One of the most famous things in any park in Buenos Aires is the Floralis Generica, a 2002 sculpture by the Argentine architect Eduardo Catalano, within the Plaza Naciones Unidas, or United Nations Plaza off Avenida Figueroa Alcorte between Quiroga and Bibiloni. It’s that shiny metal flower that opens and closes, near the University of Buenos Aires Law School building.

Don’t miss our other great articles here on About.com Argentina Travel. Take a look at our article on hotels in Buenos Aires, and compare prices, neighborhoods and styles. Here is a guest article by Irvina Lew looking at Mendoza and exciting things to do in this wonderful world wine capital. This is one of my favorite articles, looking at things to consider that are great about Buenos Aires that you might not know, from how walkable the city is to the amount of great nightlife, to all the free museums all over the Argentine capital. One of our newest articles also looks at Visit.org and their new offerings on interesting things to do in Argentina, and other parts of South America.

|Featured Content_$type=three$c=3$l=0$m=0$s=hide$rm=0


A Part of Julius LLC
Made with in NYC by Julius Choudhury
Name

Abu Dhabi,3,Adventure,29,Adventure Travel,728,Advice,72,Africa,30,Air Travel,195,Alabama,5,Alaska,29,Albania,2,Alberta,2,America,79,Amsterdam,3,Anguilla,4,Antarctica,9,Antigua,5,Antigua and Barbuda,1,Argentina,18,Arizona,29,Arkansas,4,Armenia,1,Aruba,4,Asia,2,Asia Travel,45,Athens,3,Austin,9,Australia,108,Austria,18,Azerbaijan,1,Bahamas,19,Bangladesh,8,Barbados,3,Beach Travel,76,Belarus,2,Belgium,16,Belize,17,Bermuda,7,Bhutan,9,Blue Lagoon,2,Boatswana,2,Bolivia,6,Bosnia and Herzegovina,2,Boston,3,Botswana,3,Brazil,57,Brunei,1,Budget Travel,106,Bulgaria,3,California,140,Cambodia,6,Canada,97,Caribbean,57,Caribbean & Mexico,6,Chicago,14,Chile,12,China,28,Christmas Travel,21,Clothes,1,Coliseum,1,Colombia,20,Colorado,53,Columbia,3,Connecticut,6,Corporate Travel,1,Costa Rica,20,Country Travel,253,Croatia,29,Cruiser Travel,18,Cuba,18,Cultural Travel,65,Cyprus,3,Czech Republic,7,D.C.,2,Delaware,2,Denmark,21,Destinations,31,Dominican Republic,4,Dubai,17,East Africa,4,Easter Island,1,Eco Travel,23,Ecuador,11,Egypt,13,Emirates,1,England,21,Estonia,2,Eswatini,1,Ethiopia,2,Europe,120,Fall Travel,52,Family Travel,130,Faroe Island,2,Faroe Islands,1,Featured,72,Features,417,Festival Travel,26,Fiji,10,Finland,16,Florida,92,Food,7,France,65,Free Travel,1,French,6,French Polynesia,11,Galapagos,4,Georgia,21,Germany,30,Ghana,3,Great Britain,1,Greece,56,Greenland,2,Grenada,2,Guatemala,3,Halloween Travel,11,Hawaii,74,Hayden Panettiere,1,Hiking Travel,69,Historical Travel,86,Holiday Travel,42,Holland,1,Honeymoon Travel,140,Hong Kong,16,Hotels,77,Hungary,4,Ibiza,1,Iceland,53,Idaho,8,Ideas,11,Illinois,20,India,42,Indiana,5,Indonesia,15,Iran,1,Iraq,1,Ireland,48,Island,64,islands,2,Israel,15,Italy,86,Ivory Coast,1,Jamaica,14,Japan,65,Jordan,7,Kansas,8,Kentucky,2,Kenya,3,Korea,2,Kosovo,1,KSA,2,Kyrgyzstan,1,Las Vegas,5,Latin America,4,Latvia,2,Lithuania,4,London,29,Louisiana,15,Lowa,4,Luxembourg,2,Luxury Travel,35,Madeira,1,Maine,12,Malawi,1,Malaysia,1,Maldives,23,Malta,8,Maryland,9,Massachusetts,18,Mauritius,5,Mexico,99,Miami,18,Michigan,10,Mississippi,2,Missouri,8,Moldova,1,Monaco,3,Mongolia,1,Montana,18,Montenegro,3,Morocco,22,Myanmar,10,Namibia,5,National Parks,1,Nature,4,Nature Travel,130,Nepal,7,Netherlands,22,Nevada,30,Nevis,2,New England,6,New Hampshire,3,New Jersey,4,New Mexico,12,New Year,1,New Year's Day Travel,9,New York,77,New York City,32,New Zealand,58,Newfoundland,1,Nicaragua,2,North America,14,North Carolina,14,North Dakota,1,North Ireland,1,North Macedonia,2,Northern Ireland,1,Norway,24,Occasional Travel,8,Oceania,3,Ohio,6,Oklahoma,1,Oman,6,Oregon,15,Orlando,1,Pakistan,4,Panama,10,Paraguay,1,Paris,27,Pennsylvania,14,Peru,27,Philippines,5,Phoenix,2,Photo Feature,1,Poland,5,Portugal,32,Prague,1,Puerto Rico,16,Qatar,5,Quebec,1,Resort,13,Rhode Island,5,River Travel,2,Road Trips,66,Romania,7,Romantic Getaways,16,Rome,7,Russia,17,Saint Lucia,4,San Francisco,2,San Miguel de Allende,1,Scotland,18,Seasonal,54,Seasonal Travel,62,Serbia,2,Seychelles,1,Sightseeing Tours,2,Singapore,21,Ski Resorts,11,Slovenia,8,Solo Travel,30,Solomon Islands,1,Somoa,1,Soth Africa,1,South Africa,22,South America,7,South Carolina,13,South Dakota,8,South Florida,2,South Korea,7,South Pacific,3,Space Travel,15,Spain,52,Special,21,Special Features,298,Spring Travel,24,Sri Lanka,9,Student Travel,1,Summer Travel,79,Summer Vacation,9,Sweden,21,Swiss Alps,1,Switzerland,32,Sydney,2,Tahiti,5,Taiwan,7,Tanzania,5,Tasmania,1,Tennessee,11,Texas,63,Thailand,43,Thanksgiving Travel,8,Things to Do,167,Tibet,2,Tips,116,Train Travel,29,Transportation,21,Travel,187,Travel Advice,66,Travel Apps,1,Travel Guide,39,Travel Stories,28,Travel Technology,1,Travel Tips,290,Trip Ideas,1,Tunisia,3,Turkey,21,Turkish,1,Turks and Caicos,1,Tuscany,1,UAE,12,Uganda,1,UK,49,Ukrine,1,Urban Travel,56,Uruguary,3,US Virgin Islands,3,USA,685,Utah,21,Uzbekistan,2,Vacation Travel,319,Valentine's Day Travel,1,Vehicle Travel,2,Venezuela,1,Vermont,6,Victoria Falls,1,Vietnam,10,Village Travel,1,Virginia,12,Virtual Travel,6,Wales,5,Washington,18,Washington DC,22,Weddings Travel,5,West Indies,2,Wildlife Travel,13,Winter Travel,71,Wisconsin,9,Worldwide,158,Wyoming,13,xxx,1,Yemen,1,Zadar,2,Zambia,5,Zimbabwe,6,
ltr
item
Travel Magazine: A Famous Metal Flower Blooms Again in Buenos Aires Park
A Famous Metal Flower Blooms Again in Buenos Aires Park
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcS7jzavBh5p-aJrQfBSVAEVxfNzpaAplKbUqeWBHxt81yApVjw9VzqH5Wi6Bn6JcVhwtdatow_g9wQ4O-ZZ1pywmg7YiW3XoLg4rLuaOkX7UrEkHLwW694oTsBv_LgskGQkFzh7V4zqc/s1600/dear.jpg
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcS7jzavBh5p-aJrQfBSVAEVxfNzpaAplKbUqeWBHxt81yApVjw9VzqH5Wi6Bn6JcVhwtdatow_g9wQ4O-ZZ1pywmg7YiW3XoLg4rLuaOkX7UrEkHLwW694oTsBv_LgskGQkFzh7V4zqc/s72-c/dear.jpg
Travel Magazine
https://travel.dearjulius.com/2017/02/a-famous-metal-flower-blooms-again-in.html
https://travel.dearjulius.com/
https://travel.dearjulius.com/
https://travel.dearjulius.com/2017/02/a-famous-metal-flower-blooms-again-in.html
true
5866858605520326948
UTF-8
Loaded All Posts Not found any posts VIEW ALL Read More Reply Cancel reply Delete By Home PAGES POSTS View All RECOMMENDED FOR YOU LABEL ARCHIVE SEARCH ALL POSTS Not found any post match with your request Back Home Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat January February March April May June July August September October November December Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec just now 1 minute ago $$1$$ minutes ago 1 hour ago $$1$$ hours ago Yesterday $$1$$ days ago $$1$$ weeks ago more than 5 weeks ago Followers Follow THIS PREMIUM CONTENT IS LOCKED STEP 1: Share to a social network STEP 2: Click the link on your social network Copy All Code Select All Code All codes were copied to your clipboard Can not copy the codes / texts, please press [CTRL]+[C] (or CMD+C with Mac) to copy Table of Content