Puente de la Mujer Review

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Puente de la Mujer

  • Address: Dique 3, C. Lornzini, at Alicia M. de Justo, Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires

Fodor's Review:

Tango dancers inspired the sweeping asymmetrical lines of Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava's design for the pedestrian-only Bridge of the Woman. Puerto Madero's street names pay homage to famous Argentine women, hence the bridge's name. (Ironically its most visible part—a soaring 39-meter arm—represents the man of a couple in mid-tango.) The $6-million structure was made in Spain and paid for by local businessmen Alberto L. González, one of the brains behind Puerto Madero's redevelopment; he also built the Hilton Hotel here. Twenty engines rotate the bridge to allow ships to pass through.

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