Architectural Landmark
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Palacio Barolo
Palacio Barolo is an extraordinary 22-story architectural masterpiece located on Avenida de Mayo in central Buenos Aires. Designed by Italian architect Mario Palanti and completed in 1923 for textile tycoon Luis Barolo, the 100-meter skyscraper was the tallest building in South America at its completion. Inspired directly by Dante Alighieri's *Divine Comedy*, the building's layout is meticulously structured into three sections representing Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, topped by a magnificent rotating lighthouse beacon. Beyond its esoteric, Masonic symbolism, Palacio Barolo is celebrated for paranormal reports of phantom elevator rides and shadowy figures gliding through its vaulted galleries.