Puerto Madero

Puerto Madero is a district of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires on the banks of the Río de la Plata. Puerto Madero is located 2.1 km ² and has about 8,000 residents.

Until the 1990s, was under the district of the central government and was controlled by the Prefectura, nowadays it is the most recent quarter of the autonomous federal capital Buenos Aires.

History

Since its inception, Buenos Aires had the problem that large ships could not anchor in the harbor because of the low water depth of the river, but farther out lay at anchor. Freight and passengers had to flat barges and ferries are transhipped or change.

In 1882, the Eduardo Madero government contract to build a new port. Madero's design was selected among many others. Construction began in 1887, and the quarter was completed ten years later; Parts were used, however, been a few years earlier. In his time, set the plants an engineering masterpiece dar. Just 10 years later, the port was, however, already outdated, since now even larger ships were built.

The government commissioned this time the engineer Luis Huergo with the construction of a new port, the so-called Puerto Nuevo. He had already submitted in the tender in the early 1880s its design, this was rejected in favor of Madero. The first segment was taken into operation in 1911 but not completed until 1926. To date, the port will be used.

With the commissioning of the Puerto Nuevo Puerto Madero was unnecessary, and the area gradually fell into disrepair. In the years 1925, 1940, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1981 and 1985, promises were made to revive the area or demolish it without a plan was implemented.

On November 15, 1989, the Ministerio de Obras y Servicios Públicos signed (Ministry of Labour and Public Services ), the Ministerio del Interior ( Ministry of Interior ) and the city government of Buenos Aires signed a cooperation agreement for a society founded " Corporación Antiguo Puerto Madero " (cooperation Old Port Madero ). The goal was the urbanization of Puerto Madero.

The responsibility for 170 hectares port area, the (National Grain Round ) was divided before the Port Authority, the Argentine railway company and the Junta Nacional de Granos, now lay with the new company. However, the city of Buenos Aires alone was responsible for the development plans.

In the 1990s, the old warehouses into lofts, offices, private colleges, hotels and restaurants have been transformed with the help of domestic and foreign investors. 2008 in a new building at the north dock, this museum was opened Fortabat. At the redesign internationally known architects have been involved, including Santiago Calatrava, Norman Foster, César Pelli and Phillippe Starck. Puerto Madero has since become one of the trendiest neighborhood in Buenos Aires and is an attraction for young and old people alike. The rise in property prices has also attracted foreign buyers, especially in the premium market.

During the reorganization, the streets were created. The eastern part of the district now consists of three wide boulevards in east -west orientation, which are crossed by the main road, Avenida Juana Manso. Also various pedestrian streets were created.

All roads in Puerto Madero are named after women. The latest connection between Puerto Madero and downtown is the Puente de la Mujer ( Women's Bridge ), which was designed by Santiago Calatrava.

Since 2000, several skyscrapers were built for residential purposes, which are up to 50 stories high, including El Faro building, which is currently the tallest building in Buenos Aires. More high-rise buildings were built for offices and hotels or are in planning.

Traffic

In July 2007, the Tranvía del Este ( tram) was inaugurated, which travels along two km length Avenida Alicia Moreau de Justo. There are plans to continue the route to the stations Retiro and Constitución. There are also a few buses, but still no subway connection.

For some time, there are considerations to connect the north and south of Buenos Aires by a highway that would lead through Puerto Madero. Numerous drafts have been discussed, including ground-level, underground lines and high streets. All the designs, however, were rejected for town planning or financial reasons. A route between Puerto Madero and the Nature Reserve Ecological Reserve de Buenos Aires is opposed by environmentalists. For all the designs is also feared that this would lead to an even higher volume of traffic, as the city already has to cope with.

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