With new days and times to visit, The Monumental Tower reopened its doors to offer a unique view of the City of Buenos Aires.

Located in the Retiro neighborhood, The Tower can be visited seven days a week, Monday through Friday 10 a 17 hours and saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 10 a 18.

The Monumental Tower, Renaissance style, It is a monument donated by British residents on the occasion of the centenary of the first national government. Inaugurated on 24 May 1916, stands in the Argentine Air Force square.

Known for many years as the Tower of the English, The Monumental Tower became a faithful witness to the urban development of the 20th century and was for years the gateway to the city of Buenos Aires., due to its proximity to the Retiro Station railway terminal, the City Port and the Immigrant Hotel.

With 60 meters high, the Tower, designed by architect Ambrose Macdonald Poynter, It is clad with a combination of red bricks and carved stone. The structure is located on a base with four stairs on each side and spillways in its corners..

The viewpoint on the sixth floor of the Tower, a 40 meters high, allows you to appreciate the views of the French style garden in front, San Martin Square, the Kavanagh building, the Sheraton Hotel, the Ecological Reserve, the River Plate, New Port, the Retiro railway stations and many more views from the four cardinal points.

The clock is on the 7th floor., thanks to which the monument was also originally called the Clock Tower. It has four opaline quadrants of 4,40 m in diameter, with a pendulum that exceeds the 4 meters tall and weighs 100 kg. The watch is from the prestigious Gillett watchmaker. & Johnston, de Croydon England, of 1914, smaller replica of the one on Big Ben.

The Monumental Tower can be visited on its new days and times. Tickets can be purchased at the Tower or previously on the website and their value is 4.500 pesos for general public and 750 for Argentine residents and/or foreigners (with ID). On Wednesdays admission is free. Retirees and university students presenting accreditation, people with disabilities plus a companion, minor 12 years and groups of public school students enter free of charge every day.