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Confitería del Molino

Art Nouveau apartment buildingsArt Nouveau architecture in Buenos AiresArt Nouveau restaurantsBalvaneraBuildings and structures completed in 1917
Buildings and structures in Buenos AiresCoffeehouses and cafés in ArgentinaNational Historic Monuments of Argentina
Confitería El Molino, Buenos Aires
Confitería El Molino, Buenos Aires

The Confitería del Molino (Spanish: The Mill) is an historical Art Nouveau style confitería (coffeehouse) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in front of the Palace of the National Congress and the Congressional Plaza, on the intersection of Callao and Rivadavia avenues in the barrio of Balvanera. It first opened on 9 July 1916 and closed in 1997, the year when it was declared a National Historic Monument by the Argentine Congress. In recent years it has become dilapidated and derelict. In 2014, a law passed by Congress expropriated the coffeehouse and mandated its restoration; restoration efforts began in 2016 and are, as of 2020, still ongoing.

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Confitería del Molino
Avenida Callao, Buenos Aires Balvanera (Comuna 3)

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Confitería El Molino

Avenida Callao
C1022AAA Buenos Aires, Balvanera (Comuna 3)
Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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