Paz Palace

Coordinates: 34°35′46″S 58°22′39″W / 34.59611°S 58.37750°W / -34.59611; -58.37750
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The former Paz Palace, today the Military Officers' Association.

The Paz Palace is a former mansion in

Argentine military
.

Overview

One of Buenos Aires' most traditional

Santa Fe Avenue, in the Retiro section of Buenos Aires.[1]

Military museum: Artillery
Swords and sabres

The association established a number of cultural entities. The Officers' Cultural Foundation, which administers the palace as a museum and hosts lectures, expositions and concerts, is maintained in conjunction with the

Catholic University of Argentina. The palace also houses the Officers' Library, a small publishing house devoted to the translation of military texts from overseas, as well as its own library, a collection of over 120,000 texts which serves as the primary resource for military history research in Argentina.[2]

Museum of Arms of the Nation

Rifles dating from the Wars for Independence

The National Museum of Armaments (Spanish:Museo de Armas de la Nación) is also housed in the Paz Palace. Argentina's most important military museum, it was inaugurated in 1941 and includes 15 rooms where its collection is divided chronologically and by country of origin. Its oldest pieces include a

Mauser rifle prized at the time for its durability, as well as a modern artillery section tracing the development of the early machine gun during the 19th century.[2]

The library is reserved for the association's members and for researchers, though the military museum is open to the public and the Paz Palace itself can be visited through guided tours.[1]

External links and references

  1. ^ a b Frommer's Review: Círculo Militar
  2. ^ a b El Círculo Militar: 100 años despues. Secretaría de Información Pública, 1981.

34°35′46″S 58°22′39″W / 34.59611°S 58.37750°W / -34.59611; -58.37750