Plaza Italia | |
Symbol: | D |
Symbol Location: | buenosaires |
Address: | Av. Santa Fe between J.L. Borges and Thames |
Coordinates: | -34.5815°N -58.4211°W |
Platform: | Island platforms |
Opened: | 23 February 1940 |
Plaza Italia station is part of the line D of the Buenos Aires Underground. It is located at the intersection of Avenida Santa Fe and the roundabout surrounding Plaza Italia in Palermo. The station was opened on 23 February 1940 as part of the extension of Line D from Tribunales to Palermo.[1]
A short distance from the station are located the La Sociedad Rural Argentina (in English: The Argentine Rural Society), Buenos Aires Zoo and the Botanical Garden of Buenos Aires.
In 1997 the station was declared a national historic monument.[2]