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Wikipedia: The Plaza de Mayo (Spanish for May Square) is the main square in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located at 34°36′30″S 58°22′19″W / 34.60833°S 58.37194°W / -34.60833; -58.37194Coordinates: 34°36′30″S 58°22′19″W / 34.60833°S 58.37194°W / -34.60833; -58.37194 and it is flanked by Hipólito Yrigoyen, Balcarce, Rivadavia and Bolívar streets. The plaza has, since being the scene of the 25 May 1810 resolution that led to independence, a focal point of political life in Buenos Aires and, arguably, Argentina.
![[The Cathedral and May Pyramid, c. 1880.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/La_Catedral_Metropolitana_28Buenos_Aires_29_s.jpg "The Cathedral and May Pyramid, c. 1880.")
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![[The old colonnade, 1864.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Vieja_Recova_s.jpg "The old colonnade, 1864.")
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![[NE corner of the plaza, looking towards the Banco de la Nación Argentina and other government offices]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Fuente_de_la_Plaza_de_Mayo_s.jpg "NE corner of the plaza, looking towards the Banco de la Nación Argentina and other government offices")
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![[View of the plaza towards the west.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Plaza_de_Mayo_0022_2_s.jpg "View of the plaza towards the west.")
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![[Overview of Plaza de Mayo]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Buenos_Aires_Plaza_de_Mayo_Overview_s.jpg "Overview of Plaza de Mayo")
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