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Downtown is one of the neighbourhoods of the Buenos Aires city in Argentina, in which most of the main banks and government institutions are located, as well as many offices. It's seldom referred to as San Nicolás, but usually as El Centro ("Centre" or "Downtown"), and the part east of the 9 de Julio Avenue is called Microcentro ("Micro-centre")
The limits of the neighbourhood are the Córdoba, Callao, Rivadavia, La Rábida Norte and Eduardo Madero avenues. Its name comes from the San Nicolás Church erected in 1773 on the Corrientes Avenue, demolished when the works to expand the avenue started, and its place is now occupied by the Obelisk of Buenos Aires, on the 9 de Julio.
The Teatro Colón (Spanish) (Colón Theatre) in Buenos Aires, Argentina is one of the most famous opera houses in the world. The present theatre, the second with that name, opened in 1908 after twenty years under construction. It has 2,367 seats and standing room for 1,000.
It is located on 9 de Julio Avenue, in the heart of the city, Downtown, although the main entrance is on Libertad street.
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