architecture

Kirchner Cultural Centre

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Centro Cultural Kirchner [Spanish]
Centro Cultural Dr. Néstor Carlos Kirchner [Spanish]
Palacio de Correos y Telecomunicaciones [Spanish]

Architecture

full/alternative names
Néstor Kirchner Cultural Center
historic names
Central Post Office
Correo Central [Spanish]
Postal and Telecommunications Palace
Palacio de Correos y Telecomunicaciones [Spanish]
Bicentennial Cultural Centre
Centro Cultural del Bicentenario [Spanish]
built
1889-1928
2010-2015
culture
Argentine
style/period
Beaux-Arts
work type by function
post office
1928–2002
cultural centre
2010
material
cast iron, reinforced concrete
architect / constr. phase
1889-1890
Norbert-Auguste Maillart
original project
1911-1928
Jacques Spolsky
resumption of modified construction
2010-2015
Remodeling

Specifications

height
60.0 m
area
12,500 m²
floor area
88,050 m²
stories (above ground)
9
capacities
Sala Sinfónica Auditorio Nacional (“Ballena Azul”)
capacity
1,950
Sala Argentina
capacity
500

Geography

America » Latin America » South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Commune 1 » San Nicolás
local language location name
Buenos Aires, Argentina [Spanish]