Today it is a museum and has also been named a National Historic Monument. She can be visited Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM, and Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Tel. 4334-9386.
3.- The Buque Museo Corbeta Uruguay Ship Museum
This old and attractive vessel, stationed besides Dike 1, arrived in the country in 1874. Brought from England, she was the first ship the Argentinean Navy had. She was used as school ship until 1880. In 1903 it bravely rescued a Swedish expedition to Antarctica lead by Otto Nordenskjld. She has been declared a National Historic Monument and is aloud to receive visitors. Mondays through Sundays from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Tel. 4314-1090.
4.- The Puerto Madero Yacht Club
In front of Dike 4, viewed from the docks, this world-class marina called the Puerto Madero Yacht Club can be appreciated:. It has an ample and glassed facility with an excellent panoramic view of the docks and the barrio buildings. It has areas for special events and parties, both private and corporative, and has exclusive installations where showy low draft yachts are tied up.
5.- The Luis Viale Statue
It is a monument to be found in the promenade. It recalls the bravery and iron will of a passenger, entrepreneur Luis Viale, who sacrificed his life in the shipwreck of the steamboat America, which occurred in the waters of the Rio de la Plata at the end of the 19th century. Viale courageously handed over his lifebelt to Mrs. De Marco del Pont, who was pregnant. The statue shows his figure holding a lifebelt with his right hand to offer the undermanned help.
6.- The Museo de Telecomunicaciones Museum
Serving as such since 1980, its interior displays the different equipments related to the art of telecommunications, from telegraphy to the appearance of Internet. The exterior of the edifice, built in 1927, is a combination of Art Nouveau and Art Deco. It is located on De los Italianos Av 851, Costanera Sur, in an area bordered by parks. It opens Saturdays and Sundays from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Guided tours start at 3:00 PM. It usually remains closed through January. Tel. 4968-3112/3.
7.- The Antena Monumental Antena
It was built as a a remembrance of the visit the Italian prince Umberto de Saboya made to Argentina in the year 1924. It is a mast made by the sculptor Castiglioni that was to be decorated with bronze figures and inscriptions both in Latin and Italian and to be inaugurated three years later. It is placed in the small square guarded by the Intendente Carlos M. Noel and Italianos Av, looking at the Telecommunications' Museum.
8.- The Fuente de las Nereidas Fountain
This magnificent Sea Nymphs Fountain, placed on the Costanera Sur, was made by the famed sculptress from Tucumn Lola Mora (1877-1936). Donated by the author and inaugurated in the year 1903, it was criticized by the Porteo upper classes of her time since it was unconceivable that she could have made a sculpture with so many nude figures. However, it was later praised for what it represented and unveiled in 1918, near the old jetty on the Dr. Tristan Achaval Rodriguez Av. Sculpted out of Carrara marble, the main scene depicts the goddess Venus emerging from the ocean accompanied by a retinue of Nereids and Tritons that sustain her. A National Historic Monument? Yes.
9.- The Museo de Calcos y Escultura Comparada - the Copy and Compared Sculpture Museum
A copy, in sculpture, is an exact reproduction in plaster or any other soft material of an original model that has been obtained through a mould. In this museum you will find an important sample collection of copies of original masterpieces from The Louvre in Paris, The Glyptotheque in Munich, The British Museum in London as well as from a number of other well known institutions. It was opened in 1928. It is located on Avenida Dr. Tristan Achaval Rodriguez 1701 Avenue, where the Espaa and E. R. de Dellepiane Avs come together Its doors are open during weekends from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM.