Cabildo

... bought the senior combo ticket ($9.60 ea) to visit the Cabildo, the Presbytere, and the 1850 House. We started in the Cabildo . . . Louisiana Historical Museum and were shown around by the friendly guard . . . he/his family had lost everything in Katrina ...

... the buildings around Jackson Square. The park is surrounded by historic buildings with the St Louis Cathedral, the Presbytere and the Cabildo behind it, Pontalba apartments on either side and the Mississippi River in front of it. Cafe du Monde also sits ...

... Aires that was used as government house during the colonial times of the Viceroyalty of the River Plate. On the right of the Cabildo was the Cathedral. After taking a few pics of the Cabildo and Cathedral, we walked through Plaza de Mayo flooded with ...

... . However, when we revisited the centre after dark we came to really appreciate the impressive beauty of the floodlit Cathedral, Cabildo and surrounding churches and particularly the vibrant energy of the Salteñans enjoying the balmy night air of their ...

... executions (!). Standing guard over the Square is the St Louis Cathedral, the oldest continuously active church in America, flanked by the Cabildo and the Presbytère. The Cabildo was once the seat of the Spanish colonial government and is now a part of ...

... prevented getting a close up look at the Lopez Presidential Palace by a plainclothes security guard! I also visited the old Cabildo which has been turned into a cultural centre with displays on famous Paraguayan musicians and artists. The oldest building ...

... heart of the old city is centered around the large Plaza 9 de Julio, which is surrounded by the massive Catedral, Cabildo and other colonial-era buildings.  Like spokes from the main plaza, run two shopping peatonals (pedestrian-only zones) ...

... ouder geworden en lopen ze wat minder rondjes, maar word er ook meer naar ze geluisterd. Voor het plein staat het Cabildo gebouw, wat een roze kleur heeft en waar bijvoorbeeld Evita haar beroemde speech heeft gehouden. Het gebouw is roze omdat ...

... on the menu in years!).    Yesterday we visited Museo Histórico del Norte. It´s a really nice museum in the Cabildo building on the main square (apparently the best preserved cabildo in Argentina). The best part was probably the small ...