Dr Alfredo Roque Vitolo footbridge

You’re now walking on the pedestrian bridge that leads to the Faculty of Law. Behind you are the Recoleta Gardens and the imposing Law School building, near that striking metal flower sculpture in the Plaza de las Naciones Unidas. Beneath your feet lies the wide Figueroa Alcorta Avenue, connecting the Palermo Woods to the Retiro train station. In front of you lies the Plaza Francia, the Buenos Aires Design Mall, and the Recoleta Cultural Center, along with its famous cemetery. This simple, curved bridge was designed as the entrance to the Exhibition held for the 150th anniversary of the May Revolution. It was torn down in the 1970s, when the government of Isabel Peron decided to build a shrine to the Homeland in its place. But the project never got off the ground, so it was decided to rebuild the bridge instead in 1978, which had proven a practical addition to the city.