Plaza Italia (Buenos Aires Underground)

Plaza Italia
General information
Location	Av. Santa Fe between J.L. Borges and Thames
Coordinates	34°34′53.4″S 58°25′15.9″W / 34.581500°S 58.421083°W / -34.581500; -58.421083
Platforms	Island platforms
History
Opened	23 February 1940
Services
Preceding station Buenos Aires Underground Following station Palermo towards Congreso de Tucumán Line D Scalabrini Ortiz towards Catedral

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]

• Buenos Aires Zoo
• Buenos Aires Botanical Garden
• Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi

• La Rural

• Subterráneos de Buenos Aires (Official Page) Plaza Italia Underground Station