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The first Cabildo
Two humble rooms built in 1610 were soon too small
Mayor Manuel de Frías proposed the cabildo on March 3, 1608. The building, finished in 1610, held two humble rooms, the Chapter House and the Prison. It was soon too small, and it began to collapse in 1632.
The façade
Jesuit architects began the present building in 1725
Construction began on July 23, 1725, to plans by the Jesuit architects Giovanni Battista Primoli and Andrea Bianchi. Bianchi designed the façade. Work stopped for lack of money, and the building was handed over in 1748, with the tower added in 1773.
May 1810
After the May Revolution the building seated the first Argentine government
After the May Revolution in 1810 the building served as the seat for the congressmen who established the first Argentine government. The cabildo continued as a political institution until 1821, when it was dissolved.
The prison
The Buenos Aires prison was kept in the building from 1608 to 1877
The institution housed longest in the Cabildo was the Buenos Aires prison, from 1608 to 1877. Then the prisoners were moved to the new National Penitentiary on Las Heras Street.
Arches lost
Avenida de Mayo cost the building three arches in 1889, and three more in 1931
In 1889, the opening of Avenida de Mayo led to three arches on the north side being demolished. In August 1931 the three arches on the south side followed, despite widespread protests. Only five of the original arches remained.
fiveof the original arches remained
Day 1, midday
It comes after Metropolitan Cathedral. Then Avenida de Mayo.
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