Avenida 9 de Julio
Tuesday, 6th September 2005 by Alex Turnbull
This is the Avenida 9 de Julio in the centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina. At 127 metres, it is one of the widest streets in the world, with some eighteen lanes of traffic! Unfortunately our thumbnail doesn't really do it justice - it really is pretty gigantic! The street was named after the date of Argentina's independence.
Right in the middle of the street stands a 67 metre obelisk marking the heart of Buenos Aires. You can climb to the top too where you'll find four observation windows - great view I reckon, check out this impressive photo of the Avenue and Obelisk.
Thanks: Eduardo Tabacman, Devin Crowe, Fernando, Juan Francisco De Paula, Osvaldo Miatello, cacafuego, Sergio T, Florencia and Jerry Mills.
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Alex has decided that his title will be Senior Vice President of Stuff.
2 More interesting facts: Rivadavia Avenue, the one that starts in the obelisk, is the longest in the world…and the Rio de la Plata River (next to Buenos Aires, it looks like sea but it’s a river) is the widest in the world…
Sergio from Cordoba, AR
la avenida rivadavia no nace ni pasa por elñ ovelisco, esa es la avenida corrientes, en cuanto a rivadavia es la que pasa a lado del congreso paralela a avenida de mayo
There is a recent picture in: http://mapa.buenosaires.gov.ar/sig/index.phtml