Quinta presidencial de Olivos, Presidential residence in Olivos, Argentina.
Quinta presidencial de Olivos is a neoclassical residence in Vicente López Partido that serves as the official home of the Argentine president. The compound spreads over wooded grounds with tree-lined paths leading to the main building with its Italian-style facade and tiered observation decks.
Architect Prilidiano Pueyrredón designed the estate in 1854 for the Azcuénaga family, who used it as a summer retreat. Carlos Villate Olaguer donated the quinta to the Argentine government in 1918, after which it became the official presidential residence.
The name Olivos comes from the olive trees that once grew in the neighborhood when wealthy families from Buenos Aires built country estates here. The grounds still show how Argentine elites in the mid-1800s combined European architecture with large riverside gardens.
The grounds lie in the northern greater Buenos Aires area and are not open to the public, as they function as the working and living space for the president. Visitors can view the outer walls and entrance gate from the surrounding streets.
Pueyrredón designed the building with an octagonal neoclassical lookout tower facing the Río de la Plata. The terraces are arranged to offer different angles on the river and the surrounding vegetation.
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