Sunday, 23 May 2010
Retiro Railway Station
At the turn of the 20th century, Argentina had vast natural resources such as grain and cattle waiting to be exploited, but it was the British Empire that had the investment capability and technology to create this Retiro railroad station complex and connect Buenos Aires to the hinterlands in order to get its products to overseas markets. Most of the railway stations here were built by the British and they're all examples of stunning Victorian architecture.
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