hollisandbeyond2015: The Widest Avenue in the World

Saturdays and Sundays in Buenos Aires are quieter days in terms of traffic, both pedestrian and vehicular, which makes the busiest parts of the city quite accessible. A case in point is the Avenida del Nueve de Julio - the 9th of July Avenue which is the widest avenue in the world. It is named after Argentina's Independence Day, July 9, 1816. We have crossed it several times and always in stages. I don't think it possible to cross all of the twelve lanes of traffic in one go. Yesterday, after we saw the Met Live in HD production of Othello at the National Theatre, we walked home and crossed a very quiet avenue. One of the prominent features of this avenue is an obelisk which was built in 1936 to commemorate the fourth centenary of the city. Another feature visible from this street is the gigantic image of Eva Peron on the side of the Ministry of Health building. The Avenida de Mayo crosses the 9th of July Avenue and runs from the Casa Rosada to the Congress, uniting these two arms of government which are just under two kilometres apart from each other. We followed the Avenida de Mayo to the Congresso, the site of the National Congress of Argentine and passed several buildings of architectural interest along the way.