Avenida Presidente Julio Argentino Roca

Diagonal Sur

Avenida Presidente Julio Argentino Roca (also known as Diagonal Sur), is a main artery in the Monserrat quarter of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is oriented north-east/south-west, diagonally bisecting the city blocks (manzanas) which give the city centre a checkerboard plan. It is named after President Julio Argentino Roca, who held power from 1880 to 1886, and from 1896 to 1904.

Connections

The north-west corner of Plaza de Mayo is the start of Avenida Presidente Julio Argentino Roca (i.e. the corner of Hipolito Yrigoyen and Bolivar street), just to the north of the Legislatura. At the junction with Peru street is located equestrian monument to Julio Argentino Roca.

Underground

Below the entire length of the avenue runs Line of the Buenos Aires Underground, which has two stations along the Diagonal (stations Bolívar and Belgrano).

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Streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires

Landmarks of Buenos Aires City

Public & historic buildings and structures	Argentine National Congress Palace Torre Monumental Cabildo Café Tortoni Casa Rosada Centro Cultural Néstor Kirchner Chacarita Cemetery City Hall City Legislature Customs House Duhau Palace Estrugamou Building Floralis Genérica Galerías Pacífico Hotel de Inmigrantes Kavanagh Building Libertador Building May Pyramid Metropolitan Cathedral Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi Obelisco Palacio Barolo Palacio Haedo Pizzurno Palace Plaza Hotel Recoleta Cemetery San Martín Palace Santo Domingo convent Sarmiento Frigate Uruguay Corvette The Water Company Palace Women's Bridge

Precincts & neighbourhoods	Almagro Belgrano Buenos Aires CBD Caballito City Centre Colegiales Montserrat Núñez Palermo Puerto Madero Recoleta Retiro San Telmo

Nature and parks	Avellaneda Park Botanical gardens Buenos Aires Ecological Reserve Chacabuco Park Congressional Plaza Japanese Gardens Lezama Park Palermo gardens Plaza de la República Plaza de Mayo Plaza San Martín Parque Centenario Buenos Aires Zoo Plaza Alvear

Cultural Institutions	El Ateneo Grand Splendid Argentine Automobile Club Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art Café Tortoni Fortabat Art Collection House of Culture Illuminated Block Isaac Fernández Blanco Museum King Fahd Cultural Center Latin American Art Museum Museum of Foreign Debt National Library National Museum of Decorative Arts National Museum of Fine Arts National Museum of History Opera House Paz Palace Planetarium Recoleta Cultural Center San Martín Cultural Center San Martín National Institute Sarmiento Museum Eduardo Sívori Museum Fundacion Proa

Sport	Bombonera Stadium River Plate Stadium Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó Maradona Stadium Vélez Sársfield Stadium Argentine Hippodrome of Palermo Lawn Tennis Club Polo Stadium Race Circuit Arena Obras Sanitarias CeNARD Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry G.E.B.A. Stadium

Transport	Buenos Aires Belgrano Sur Buenos Aires Underground Constitución station Federico Lacroze station Jorge Newbery Airport Once station Retiro station Tranvía del Este MetroBus

Shopping & entertainment	Abasto Mall Avenida Theatre Cervantes Theatre Fishermen's Pier Galerías Pacífico Gran Rex Theatre Luna Park Arena Paseo La Plaza Patio Bullrich Opera Theatre San Martin Theatre Parque de la Ciudad La Trastienda Club Galería Güemes

Streets & avenues	9 de Julio Avenue Avenida Alvear Avenida de Mayo Avenida del Libertador Callao Avenue Caminito Córdoba Avenue Coronel Díaz Street Corrientes Avenue Figueroa Alcorta Avenue Florida Street General Paz Avenue President Julio Argentino Roca Avenue Leandro Alem Avenue Pueyrredón Avenue President Roque Sáenz Peña Avenue Rivadavia Avenue Santa Fe Avenue Sarmiento Avenue Scalabrini Ortiz Avenue

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