República Cromagnon nightclub fire memorial

The following pictures are of the monument made in honor of the victims of the December 30th 2004 Disco fire in República Cromagnon. Quite a charged place to be in. If you know the term: "stone tape theory" you know what i mean. It killed 194 people and injured 714 others of which many have severe burn injuries.The cause was a pyrotechnic flare (it was close to New Years) and more than half of the fire exits were so shut they couldn't be opened. The use of materials which give of a lot of smoke and toxic gases added to the disaster. The disco owner Omar Chabán turned himself in after first fleeing the police. Eventually the mayor Aníbal Ibarra had to face impeachment and was replaced by the current mayor Jorge Telerman. Want to rea dthe whole story about this drama? Read here.

"Ave Maria, gratia plena,
Dominus tecum;
benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen."

Plaza Colectivo

Plaza Miserere is also a place where much colectivo's or buses come together and make a stop. It's a node for many lineas.

Homeless

Something you see in many large cities. Here a bit more than in others unfortunately. Those without a home.

Cats

Around the mausoleum there are a lot of wild gatiti's (cats). And they enjoy the sun as well.

Pigeons

As every plaza around the world. It wouldn't be complete without pigeons would it?

Bernardino Rivadavia's mausoleum

This statue is part of the mausoleum of Bernardino Rivadavia. It stands in the middle of the Plaza and was put there in 1932. Bernardino Rivadavia was the first president of Argentina. Want to read more? Go here.

Plaza Miserere impressions

Here are 3 from the plaza. I have more but they go separate because they come with extra text. These 3 are just some general impressions. All is still green although it is officially autumn. And as you can see it is sunny.

Fair weather

Day off and fair weather. I think i go to Once today. I'm going to start at Misery Square better known here as Plaza Miserere. Taking the bus 132 which takes me there directly. Now let's see what pictures i can come up with.