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Congreso is a dense downtown area of Buenos Aires that houses the legislative branch of government at the opposite end of Avenida de Mayo from the "pink house" seat of the executive branch.

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• Plaza de Congreso, immediately in front of the congress building, contains some interesting sculpture, including a copy of Rodin's Thinker.

• Confiteria El Molino, located just in front of Palacio del Congreso, to the right. This art nouveau coffeehouse (now closed) used to be the meeting point for many cultural and political figures. The coffeehouse was built in 1917 and closed in 1997, year in which was declared National Historic Monument.

• Teatro Liceo, located in the corner of Rivadavia with Parana and opened in 1876, is one of the oldests theaters in the city. Its original name was "El Dorado". Eva Peron, before entering the political scene, performed once when she was a young actress.

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The congress building is open for tours.

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