Argentina's Alvear Palace: Luxury, Oligarchy, and the Belle Époque

In the early 1900s, Buenos Aires was the 'Paris of South America,' and nowhere embodied that more than the Alvear Palace Hotel. This episode explores the construction of the Alvear Palace in 1932, its role as a symbol of Argentina's golden age of oligarchic wealth, and its decline during the Perón years. We discuss the hotel's architecture, its famous guests from the Prince of Wales to Walt Disney, and how it narrowly escaped demolition in the 1990s. We also touch on the broader context of Argentina's belle époque, the rise of the landed gentry, and the cultural shift that followed. Join us as we uncover the story behind one of the world's grand hotels and what it reveals about Argentina's path from prosperity to crisis.

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