Estación Once

Estación Once is a large train station in central Buenos Aires, Argentina. The facility is located in the barrio of Balvanera immediately north of a large public square called Plaza Miserere. The full official name of the terminal is Estación Once de Septiembre, Spanish for "September 11th Station". In this case, the date of September 11th refers to that of the death of celebrated Argentine President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, who died on September 11, 1888. In honour of Sarmiento, a former teacher, this date is recognized as Teachers' Day in Argentina.

Estación Once handles both long-distance and local passenger trains. The publicly owned railway company Ferrobaires operates trains over four principal rail lines which fan out west over surrounding Buenos Aires Province. Destinations include Pehuajó, Bragado, and points between. Additionally, the commuter rail company Trenes de Buenos Aires operates multiple hourly trains into the Buenos Aires suburbs along the branches of its Sarmiento Line to destinations including Moreno Partido, Luján, Lobos, and Mercedes. The station is accessible by numerous public bus lines and by the A line of the Buenos Aires Metro subway via its "Plaza Miserere" stop. Estación Once will also be served by the subway's new H line when construction is completed not earlier than 2007.

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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."

Avenida Pueyrredón y Plaza Miserere

This is from Avenida Pueyrredón looking towards Avenida Rivadavia. Avenida Pueyrredón is also a main artery of the city (East-West). You can also see on the right the entrance to the subway station Linea A. Linea H which is under construction will also stop here at a 90 degree angle shortening the travel for many passengers in the future. I also put here again the map of the subway system so you can orient a bit where the Plaza is. As you can see it is quite a central place in the city. If you want to read about the Subte (Subway) i made a post last month already. See here.

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.

Plaza Miserere

I call it misery square :D On a side street very close to it is the disco (República Cromañón) that burned so badly on December 30 2004 with so many casualties. I can still hear the ambulances going on and off even in our neighborhood.

The Plaza de Miserere is one of the main plazas of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in the heart of the Balvanera neighborhood. It was supposed to be the name of the Line A—Buenos Aires Metro station located below it, but the station is more popularly known as Plaza Once, and is located alongside the station Once de y Septiembre of the Ferrocarril Sarmiento (Sarmiento railroad).

The plaza lies on a site where forerly lay a mansion known as the Quinta de Miserere. Around 1814, it was known as Mataderos de Miserere (slaughterhouse of Miserere), Hueco de los corrales (Hole of the corrals) in 1817, and Mercado del Oeste (Western Market) by 1850. It was also known as Mercado (or Plaza) 11 de septiembre (Market or plaza 11th of September). The name Plaza Miserere dates from 1947.

The plaza was the site of skirmishes during the British invasions of 1806. It was the site of the defeat of the troops under Santiago de Liniers during the second invasions of 1807.

The market functioned until 1882, when Torcuato de Alvear (father of president Torcuato de Alvear) began the demarkation of the plaza. In 1913, it underwent an important remodeling when the subway station was built beneath it.

The current design is from 1923, the mausoleum of Bernardino Rivadavia was added in 1932, where his ashes remain despite his wish that the not stay in Argentina.

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