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Palacio de Aguas Corrientes — The ornate palace seen from across the street under a clear blue skyPhoto: Thenelar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · edited
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Palacio de Aguas Corrientes

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Palacio de Aguas Corrientes is a former drinking-water reservoir and pumping station in Balvanera, Buenos Aires, known for its tiled French Renaissance façades.

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Palacio de Aguas Corrientes — The palace’s full corner facade with traffic passing in front HalloweenHJB (photo) Carl Nyströmer (1856–1913) and Olaf Boye (1864–1933) (building) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · edited
Palacio de Aguas Corrientes — The palace’s full corner facade with traffic passing in frontPalacio de Aguas Corrientes — The palace’s long facade viewed from a shaded street cornerPalacio de Aguas Corrientes — The palace’s colorful exterior and twin towers in bright daylightPalacio de Aguas Corrientes — The ornate red and cream corner facade viewed from belowPalacio de Aguas Corrientes — The palace facade framed by trees and a bright skyPalacio de Aguas Corrientes — The palace’s street-facing facade with cars passing byPalacio de Aguas Corrientes — Historic waterworks machinery displayed inside the palace museumPalacio de Aguas Corrientes — The palace’s central facade and tower seen from belowPalacio de Aguas Corrientes — A close upward view of the palace’s ornate cornerPalacio de Aguas Corrientes — Sculpted stone details and windows on the palace facadePalacio de Aguas Corrientes — A close view of the palace’s upper facade and tower

Why go

  • The four façades carry over 300,000 multicolored glazed terra-cotta tiles imported from Royal Doulton.

Opening hours

Today09:00 – 13:00, 14:00 – 17:00Show all
Monday09:00 – 13:00, 14:00 – 17:00
Tuesday09:00 – 13:00, 14:00 – 17:00
Wednesday09:00 – 13:00, 14:00 – 17:00
Thursday09:00 – 13:00, 14:00 – 17:00
Friday09:00 – 13:00, 14:00 – 17:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

Don't miss

  • Glazed terra-cotta tilesMore than 300,000 multicolored tiles cover the façades.Across the four façades
  • Provincial escutcheonsThe escutcheons represent Argentina’s 14 provinces at the time.On the façades
  • Entrance caryatidsTwo caryatids flank the entrance.At the entrance
  • Bust of Guillermo VillanuevaOlaf Boye made this bust of engineer Guillermo Villanueva.In the garden

Know before you go

  • Open Monday to Friday, 09:00–13:00 and 14:00–17:00.
  • The water network archive is not open to the public. Access to the plumbing plans is limited to authorized individuals.

What's inside

  • AySA offices
  • Historic archives
  • Small water-works museum

Tips for your visit

  • The water-network archive and plumbing-plan collection are not open for general public access.

Interesting facts4

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  1. 180 columns

    The iron structure was made in Belgium and rests on 180 columns.

    Palacio de Aguas Corrientes - Wikipedia
  2. 72,000 cubic

    Six tanks across three floors originally held more than 72,000 cubic metres of drinking water; when full, the structure weighed 135,000 tonnes.

    Palais des Eaux courantes - Wikipedia
  3. 1870

    The water network archive holds about 60,000 plans, with the oldest dating to 1870; the archive is not open to the public.

    Palacio de Aguas Corrientes - Wikipedia
  4. 2,800,000 plans

    The plumbing plans collection contains about 2,800,000 plans, including plans of demolished buildings; access is limited to authorized individuals.

    Palacio de Aguas Corrientes - Wikipedia

Shorts

History

The palace was planned as a reservoir to replace household cisterns and improve access to drinking water. It opened in 1894, with six tanks across three floors.

  1. 1870sThe site was selected for a large drinking-water reservoir intended to protect public health.
  2. 1877Olaf Boye, Carlos Nyströmer and John Baterman designed the palace.
  3. 1894The building opened after construction began in 1887.
  4. 1978The pumps were dismantled and the building became a museum.
  5. 1989The building was declared a National Historic Monument.

Sources: Palacio de Aguas Corrientes - Wikipedia · Palais des Eaux courantes - Wikipedia · checked 28 Oct 2026

Where
Avenida Cordoba, 1950, Buenos Aires

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