Embassy of Uruguay, Buenos Aires | |
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Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Address | Arenales 1392 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Ambassador | Carlos Enciso Christiansen |
Website | Uruguayan Embassy, Montevideo |
The Embassy of Uruguay in Buenos Aires is the chief diplomatic mission of Uruguay in Argentina. Since 2018 the Embassy has been located in a building on the edge of the Recoleta and Retiro neighborhoods. [1] The current Uruguayan Ambassador to Argentina is Carlos Enciso Christiansen. [2]
In 1982 the embassy was opened in a nine-story building on Las Heras Avenue in the Recoleta neighborhood. [3] However, in 2012, President José Mujica ordered the relocation of the mission, alleging high maintenance costs for the building. [4] The functions of the embassy were transferred to the residence of the ambassador, while the consulate was installed in the building of the Buenos Aires branch of Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay. [5]
Since June 19, 2018, the embassy and consulate general have operated in their current location, in a neoclassical building built in 1913. [6]
The residence of the Uruguayan ambassador to Argentina has been located in the Villa del Parque neighborhood since December 1948. [7] In a rationalist style, it was designed by the Hungarian architect Jorge Kalnay in the 1930s. [8]
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Recoleta is a barrio or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the northern part of the city, by the Río de la Plata. The area is perhaps best known to be the home of the distinguished Recoleta Cemetery. It is a traditional upper-class and conservative neighborhood with some of the priciest real estate in the city, known for Paris-style townhouses, lavish former palaces and posh boutiques.
Clorindo Manuel José Testa was an Italian-Argentine architect and artist.
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¿Quién es la máscara? is a Uruguayan reality singing competition television series that premiered on Teledoce on May 5, 2022. It is part of the Masked Singer franchise which began in South Korea and features celebrities singing songs while wearing head-to-toe costumes and face masks concealing their identities. Hosted by Maximiliano de la Cruz, the program employs Fabián Delgado, Sofía Rodríguez, Patricia Wolf and Fer Vázquez, who serve as panelists who guess the celebrities' identities by interpreting clues provided to them throughout the season.
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