Avenida Roque Sáenz Peña
Avenida Roque Sáenz Peña, better known as Diagonal Norte (Spanish for "North Diagonal", the counterpart to Diagonal Sur), is an important avenue in the San Nicolás neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is oriented south-east/north-west, diagonally bisecting the city blocks (manzanas) which give the city centre a checkerboard plan. It is named after President Roque Sáenz Peña, who held power from 1910 to 1914 and passed the law which established universal suffrage, secret ballot and an electoral register.
Connections
The north-west corner of
Avenida 9 de julio meets Avenida Corrientes. Still in a straight diagonal line, it crosses this intersection and continues to the next crossroads, the junction of Lavalle and Libertad in Plaza Lavalle, opposite the Courts of Justice
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Underground
Below the entire length of the avenue runs
Diagonal Norte
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Points of interest
Avenida Roque Sáenz Peña (Diagonal Norte)
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Menéndez Behety building -
La Unión building -
Volta building -
Shell Mex building
External links
Media related to Avenida Roque Sáenz Peña (Diagonal Norte) at Wikimedia Commons
