Floralis Generica Review

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Floralis Genérica

  • Address: Plaza Naciones Unidas, at Av. Figueroa Alcorta and J. A. Biblioni, La Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires

Fodor's Review:

The gleaming steel and aluminum petals of this giant flower look very space age, perhaps because they were commissioned from the Lockheed airplane factory by architect Eduardo Catalano, who designed and paid for the monument. The 20-meter-high structure begins to open at dawn and closes at dusk, when the setting sun turns its mirrored surfaces a glowing pink. Local opinions are divided on the flower, but it counts cutting-edge Argentine artist Guillermo Kuitca among its fans. The flower stands in the Plaza Naciones Unidas (behind El Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes over Avenida Figueroa Alcorta), which was remodeled to accommodate it. The small square is refreshingly free of dog mess and thus a great place for a picnic or for kids to roll on the grass.

  • Open: Dawn-dusk
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