The most famous buildings of Buenos Aires : the Kavanagh.

Corina Kavanagh is not from those who joke. It is the end of the Twenties: since several generations already, her family opposes the Anchorena's one.The origin of this hate : common stray desire upon the same building lands, the same houses or the same apartments in the district of Retiro. Immensely rich, involved in a frantic race the only objective of which is the acquisition of the maximum of land goods, each of the two families wants to leave the largest print. One and the other are not on speaking except by lawyers. Then when one of the Kavanagh girls has the bad taste to become infatuated with one of its kids, the Anchorena family can only be opposed to this unthinkable union.Beside herself with rage in front of this affront, Corina decides to have a monumental building built in front of the Anchorena's house to deprive them of the sight of the Church of Blessed Sacrament they had build with aim of leaving their bones there. It will be necessary for them to bypass the obstacle or to pass by the appropriate named passage “Corina Kavanagh” to devote themselves to their pious activities.

Edificio Kavanagh : designed by the architects, Sanchez, Lagos and De La Torre, built in 14 month, it was inaugurated on January 15, 1936. Higher skyscraper of South America (120m-30 stages), its style art deco brought to it the Price of Honor of American Institute of Architects . Adress : Florida 1065.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Very interesting!!
I'm trying to imagine how my life would be if I lived in one of those Buenos Aires apartments?
It must me so cool living there
you forget all your problems just taking a look through the window