"Biblioteca Nacional One of the more jarring building styles you’ll find in the city’s architectural mishmash is brutalism, and Argentina’s National Library is an iconic example of the movement. The imposing structure rises like a mammoth tree in the park that surrounds it, and its design seeks to suggest expansion: A root-like system of underground book depositories can be enlarged without changing the building’s intended aspect. When readers request titles, these come up through the building’s central trunk to a fifth-floor reading room, open to the public and featuring an unobstructed view of the Recoleta neighborhood and the river. Check the library’s website for information on talks, concerts, and events. By Travesías"
The library is incredible, I enjoyed visiting iconic building by Clorindo Testa. It’s well maintained and there enough of space for exhibitions and studying. I liked they have free WiFi with no password. There is a guided tour every day at 12, I visited it and can recommend it! There is something can be improved - library administration can invest some resources for education of workers and language course to teach them to give a tour in English. In this way workers have goals to progress and improve, not only repeat the same. Would be nice to have English tour at least once per week. It will make library more open not only for locals but also for foreigners.
Paul Smith
Google
Quite an interesting place to visit. Tourists can visit floors 1, 3, and 5. The other floors are not available. The view is quite nice and on the third floor there is information about Argentina’s history. There is no cost for entry. The staff are very nice and helpful.
Anna Lusta
Google
Have your passport with you or at least it’s photo in the phone as they require it to enter. Interesting experience but nothing special inside. Nice cafe on the first floor
Bryan M
Google
Pretty busy. You can likely find a desk on the 5th floor but in that section you can only bring your items without their cases and no food or liquids, you can leave your belongings in a locker for free. Good luck finding a plug.
If you aren't a local bring a passport and prepare to go through half a dozen security check points, it's probably less of a hassle to enter Fort Knox.
Corey Kruch
Google
Discriminatory against foreigners. Don't bother going here. Although free to visit the areas foreigners are allowed to visit are very restricted. Enjoy the architecture from the outside only - classic example of Brutalism
Saikhnaa
Google
Pretty much nothing to see on the inside so I wouldn’t recommend going in. The building itself is a fascinating place that wouldn’t look out of place in the former Soviet Union.
Yoster Daniel
Google
For visitors floors 1,3, 5 are accessible. Floor 1 has some information on library but Floors 3 and 5 literally have nothing to see. 5th floor is also separated into where visitors can only be in a small part. Theres really nothing interesting about it other than the architecture which could us a washing , I don’t recommend.
Melli Melli
Google
For a visit as a tourist not really worth. You get registered with your passport. When you are in you can go to the 5 th floor and see people studying. You are not allowed to see the books. There is a bit of view but the windows are dark and dirty. So you can t get a nice picture from above. People were nice