Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Buenos Aires

The Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in the Recoleta district is one of the oldest churches in Buenos Aires, completed in 1732 by Franciscan friars in a restrained colonial Baroque style. Its white facade with a single tower and blue-tiled dome stands beside the famous Recoleta cemetery. The interior preserves silver altarpieces and religious art brought from Spain and the Andean colonies, and a small cloister museum displays sacred objects. A national historic monument, it anchors a leafy plaza that draws crowds to its weekend craft market.