Casa Rosada

The ''Casa Rosada'' was built in the location which, since the foundation of the city of Buenos Aires , the top political institutions of Argentina resided. The current Italia n-style building, however, dates back only to 1873 . Constructed in the late 19th Century over the foundations of an earlier Customs House, Post Office, and fortress, it stands at the eastern end of the Plaza De Mayo . Its Balcony , which faces this large square, has served as a podium by many figures — from Eva Perón , who rallied the ''descamisados'' (the "shirtless" working class), to John Paul II , who visited Buenos Aires in 1998 . Madonna sang her filmed rendition of the song '' Don't Cry For Me Argentina '', for the movie '' Evita '', from this balcony.

THE CASA ROSADA'S COLOR

The building is painted a light pink color (and a darker pink color on the side facing the plaza, after a recent repainting). Dubbed "Casa Rosada" by President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento , it is said that this president chose this color scheme in order to defuse political tension by fusing the red and white colors of the country's opposing political parties; an alternative explanation points to the fact that the original paint used contained cow blood to prevent damage from Humidity .

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