July 9 (metro station)

"July 9th" ( Spanish 9 de Julio ) - station of line D of the Buenos Aires metro . From it you can make a transfer at the Carlos Pellegrini station ( line B ) and Diagonal Norte ( line C ).

July 9th
"9 de Julio" Line D
Metro Buenos Aires
Area	San nicholas
opening date	June 3, 1937
Transitions at the station	Carlos Pellegrini Diagonal norte
Exit to the streets	Republic Square
Cathedral Tribunales
Nearby Stations	and

The station is located in the San Nicholas area a few meters from the Republican Square , which is formed by intersecting Avenue July 9 , Avenida Corrientes and Diagonal Norte . Prospectus July 9 got its name from the date of July 9, 1816 , when the independence of Argentina was proclaimed. Station "July 9" was opened on June 3, 1937 . Initially, it was called “Carlos Pellegrini”, and under the first government of Juan Domingo Peron - “Eva Peron”. In 1997, the station was included in the list of National Historic Monuments ^[1] .

Station platforms are decorated with 2 murals measuring 15.5 x 1.8 meters. One of the frescoes is based on a 1936 sketch by the artist Alfredo Guido, it depicts the countryside of San Jose de Flores (now the urban area of Flores ) and the city of Lujan in 1835. Another fresco depicts the same area, but already actively used for agricultural production for export in the first decades of the 20th century.