Palacio de Aguas Corrientes
A lavish building with about 170,000 English glazed tiles on its façade, which conceals a 19th-century water tower and houses a water museum.
The Palacio de Aguas Corrientes was completed in 1894. It looks like a palace in the French Second Empire style, its façade covered with about 170,000 Royal Doulton glazed tiles from England and 130,000 glazed tiles, with a roof of French slate. Inside, however, are twelve iron water tanks with a capacity of 70,000 tons, and the building is still the office of the water utility. The Water Museum (Museo del Agua) on the second floor displays old toilets, faucets and pipe designs. It is free and generally open on weekdays roughly 09:00–13:00; on weekends you can only see the exterior. Located at 1950 Córdoba Avenue, a 5-minute walk from Facultad de Medicina station on Subway Line D.
Opening hours
Museum usually open Mon–Fri, approx. 09:00–13:00
Nearby sights
- El Ateneo Grand Splendid
- Palace of the Argentine National Congress
- Teatro Colón
- Recoleta Cemetery
- Palacio Barolo
- Obelisco de Buenos Aires
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar
- Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes