Buenos Aires.City districts from La Boca to Palermo
Rectangular wooden city map made from oiled walnut – two layers with a black back plate.
About the product
Buenos Aires unfolds between La Boca, its historical centre and northern neighbourhoods. This wooden map connects Caminito, Plaza de Mayo, Recoleta Cemetery and the planetarium in a broad urban view. Streets and green spaces give their different surroundings a shared order. The composition preserves the variety of an inhabited metropolis, placing familiar destinations within a clear relationship beyond individual city scenes.
What does the map show?
- Historical Plaza de Mayo
- Caminito in La Boca
- Recoleta Cemetery
- Planetarium in Palermo
- Precisely cut and engraved
- Fine laser details with clear depth
- Carefully inspected and securely packed
- Handmade in Germany
Configuration
Shape: Rectangular · Design: Layered · Material: Walnut · Sizes: 20 × 30 cm, 35 × 50 cm, 50 × 70 cm
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Availability & production
- Availability
- Made to order
- Production time
- Ships in 3-5 business days
Production starts after successful payment and complete product configuration.
Materials & care
Depending on the variant, lacquered or oiled MDF or oiled real-wood veneer on MDF; optional stainless-steel mounting screws. Acrylic lacquer spray, hard-wax oil and white glue are used in production.
Wood is a natural material. Grain and color may vary slightly from the product images.
Clean with a dry, soft cloth and protect from prolonged moisture and direct heat.
Included & installation
The selected product in the ordered configuration, securely packed and prepared for installation.
- Maximum dimensions 50 × 70 cm and maximum product weight 2 kg.
- Wall-fixing screws and wall plugs are not included. Use fixings suitable for the wall type, substrate and product weight.
- Installation must be carried out by an adult. Keep optional mounting screws and other small parts away from children until installation.
Shipping & returns
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Manufacturer & product identifier
- Manufacturer
- Benjamin Nöst - Lightworks
Rorichmoorer Str. 76
26802 Moormerland, Deutschland
kontakt@lightworks.de - Product identifier
- LW-CAT-98ADBF0D4E34-S, LW-CAT-98ADBF0D4E34-M, LW-CAT-98ADBF0D4E34-L
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Product safety
- Decorative product for dry indoor use only; not a toy and not intended for children.
- Protect from moisture, high heat and open flames.
- Do not continue to hang the product after a fall, breakage or visible damage. Keep damaged parts away from children.
Buenos Aires from La Boca to its northern neighbourhoods
Familiar images of Buenos Aires belong to different districts. Plaza de Mayo represents political history, while Caminito introduces a particular streetscape in La Boca. Recoleta and the planetarium extend attention northward. Connecting them reveals a metropolis whose well-known places occupy a much broader geography of residential neighbourhoods and everyday urban routes.
Political memory in the centre
Official city information identifies Plaza de Mayo as Buenos Aires's oldest square and an important setting for political history. Its name recalls the events of May 1810. The place also has a specific public role in today's city. A central square gathers routes, attention and memory within the developed metropolis. Its significance comes not only from past events but also from the continuing use of their urban location. Streets lead outward toward different neighbourhoods, relating historical public life to contemporary movement. The political centre is an important introduction without explaining the full extent of the city. It remains one address within a wider inhabited network rather than the only place through which Buenos Aires can be understood.
Street culture in La Boca
Caminito lies south of Plaza de Mayo in La Boca. Official visitor information describes an open-air street museum with painted houses recalling immigrant dwellings. Its scale differs from that of the political square. Façades and a short street setting come forward, presenting history through the design of immediate surroundings. La Boca nevertheless has a larger daily life than the familiar image of one route. Its connection with the centre passes through inhabited urban districts. Caminito adds another neighbourhood to the cultural geography of Buenos Aires, where memory becomes visible differently. A particular streetscape represents one local story without replacing the broader residential setting that continues around it and connects it with other parts of the metropolis.
Architecture of remembrance in Recoleta
Recoleta Cemetery stands northwest of Plaza de Mayo. Official information emphasises its architecture and the significance of people buried there. The arrangement itself also matters within the urban portrait: paths, tombs and monuments create a distinct spatial order inside an inhabited district. Memory is organised differently here from that on a political square or along a painted street. These differences give Buenos Aires a varied cultural geography. Recoleta is more than another entry in a list of attractions. It has its own scale and pace while remaining embedded in the contemporary city. The neighbourhood around it provides a living relationship for a setting strongly associated with historical personalities and inherited architectural expression.
Public knowledge in the northern greenery
The Galileo Galilei Planetarium lies farther north in Palermo and adds a place for public learning within green surroundings. Its recognisable shape relates to the more open settings of the northern districts. A substantial stretch of the metropolis lies between this place and Caminito. Attention changes from street culture through political and architectural memory toward public knowledge and recreation. None of these environments represents all of Buenos Aires. Their distribution and the inhabited routes between them reveal the variety of shared urban life. Familiar images gain a broader setting that preserves their differences while making their connections understandable within the daily geography of a city people continue to live in, move through and use.
Sources
- Plaza de Mayo | Sitio oficial de turismo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires — https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/otros-establecimientos/plaza-de-mayo?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj9mpuR-J2BAxXRCPkAHbrNCWkQyK4DegQIAxAk
- Cementerio de la Recoleta | Official English Website for the City of Buenos Aires — https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/node/45117
- Caminito | Official English Website for the City of Buenos Aires — https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/otros-establecimientos/caminito
- Turismo Buenos Aires: Planetario Galileo Galilei — https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/otros-establecimientos/planetario-galileo-galilei
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