The Casa Rosada

The Casa Rosada is Argentina's presidential residence. Officially, the opulent residence is known as Casa de Gobierno ("House of Government" or "Government House"). Normally, the president lives at the Quinta de Olivos, Argentina's official presidential home in Olivos, Greater Buenos Aires. The Casa Rosada's signature color is baby pink, and it is regarded as one of Buenos Aires' most iconic structures. The structure also houses a museum with items related to Argentina's prior presidents. It has been designated as an Argentina National Historic Monument.

During Cristina Kirchner's presidency, the presidential helicopter was frequently seen flying above the city, transporting her from the Casa Rosada to the Quinta de Olivos. Only one president has lived in the Casa Rosada, Roque Sáenz Pea, who stayed there between 1910 and 1914.

As one of the most beautiful historical sites in Argentina, the Casa Rosada appears to be a consistent structure, but it is actually the product of an amalgamation of various older buildings built on the site throughout the years. In the late 1500s, what is now the Plaza de Mayo was deemed the city's origin site, and a fort was built where the Casa Rosada currently sits. A British architect created the Customs House to the rear of the fort in the mid-1800s, and the Post Office was built in the late 1800s on the site where the fort's ancient walls had been removed. These structures were finally merged into the Casa Rosada at the end of the nineteenth century.

A monument to Christopher Columbus had formerly stood at the back of the Casa Rosada, but Cristina Kirchner replaced it near the end of her tenure with a statue of a Bolivian independence warrior, Juana Azurduy, a gift from Bolivian President Evo Morales in 2015. The replacing of the Columbus statue with a female Bolivian guerilla is a statement about Latin America's past and present.

Location: Balcarce 50, Buenos Aires, Argentina