Thursday, May 1, 2008

TRIVIA 5: Todays question has 3 parts, and you must get them all correct: a) what is the name of this building in Buenos Aires? b) what famous plaza is it on? c) why is it a famous building? Agnes

5 comments:

Glenn said...

Es la Casa Rosada, tambíen conocido como "Casa de Gobierno" y "Palacio Presidencial," y se localiza a la Plaza de Mayo en Buenos Aires. Es famosa porque es la sede oficial del poder ejecutivo del gobierno argentino. Es rosada porque cuando Domingo Faustino Sarmiento era presidente quería pintarlo una mezcla de rojo y blanco, los colores de los partidos políticos adversarios, para distender el tensión entre los dos.

Allie said...

a) Casa Rosada (also known as the casa de gobierno or palacio presidencial)
b) it's on the Eastern end of the Plaza de Mayo
c) It houses the official seat of the Executive branch. Its balcony has also been used as a podium for many famous figures such as Eva Peron,Pope John Paul II, and Madonna

Bill said...

The building is the Casa Rosada, the Pink House of Buenos Aires. It is located on the east side of Plaza de Mayo. This presidential palace dates back to President Sarmiento's time. The pink salmon color supposedly comes from Sarmiento's attempt to bring peace between the Federalists ("red party") and the Unitarists ("white" party) parties. Another theory is that the Casa Rosada is pink from the use of bovine blood as a coloring agent. Eva Peron rallied the Argentine people from the balcony of this building, as did her husband Juan Peron and many other politicians who have convened groups of Argentines in the Plaza de Mayo over the years.
- Bill

Hannah said...

a. The building is called the Casa Rosada.
b. It is located on the famous Plaza de Mayo in downtown Buenos Aires
c. It is Argentina’s presidential palace, containing the office of the president.

lindsay said...

this building is La Casa Rosada, officially known as the Casa de Gobierno or Palacio Presidencial ("The Presidential Palace"). it is the official seat of the executive branch of the government of Argentina.
The Casa Rosada was built at the eastern end of the Plaza de Mayo, The building is painted a light pink colour Dubbed "Casa Rosada" by President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, it is said that he chose this colour scheme in order to defuse political tensions by mixing the red and white colours of the country's opposing political parties. An alternative explanation suggests that the original paint contained cow's blood to prevent damage from the effects of humidity.