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STOP 2 - SARGENTO CABRAL
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The first name it received was San Miguel and later on it changed the name to Bajada Grande. In 1900 it received its final name, Sargento Cabral.
Near this stop
Touristic
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Antigua Aduana del Puerto (Old customs office)
In the intersection of “Bajada Sargento Cabral” and “Avenida Belgrano”, minutes away from the river, the magnificent building of the Old Customs Office, today municipal administration, constitutes together with the “Fuente de las Utopías” (Fountain of Utopias), one of Rosario’s distinctive sites.
It was inaugurated in 1938, based on a project by engineers Ochoa and Thomas. This palace was designed with an architectonic language heavily influenced by a strong French style.
Address: Bajada Sargento Cabral and the river.
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Fountain of Utopias
On one side of the Old Customs Office you can have a look at the fountain “Fuente de las Utopías” which was inaugurated by the end of 2004 after being moved from Parque de la Independencia (former Sociedad Rural).
A creation of Carlos Righetti, one of the first stucco plasterers in Rosario, who also decorated the fronts of the buildings from Jockey Club de Rosario (Maipú and Córdoba St.) and Facultad de Medicina from Universidad Nacional de Rosario (Santa Fe and Avenida Francia).
Address: Bajada Sargento Cabral and the river.