Paseo del Siglo is a part of the historical center of the city of Rosario

Rosario

Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....

, Argentina

Argentina

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. It comprises eight blocks in the downtown Córdoba Street

Córdoba Street (Rosario)

Córdoba Street is one of the most important streets in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It runs east–west through the center of the city, from the coastal avenue by the Paraná River to the western limit of the urbanized area....

, from Oroño Boulevard

Oroño Boulevard

Oroño Boulevard is a street in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It is a two-way boulevard that runs north–south through the center-east of the city, from the coastal avenue by the Paraná River to the southern limit of the urbanized area...

 east up to Paraguay Street. This segment and the adjacent streets showcase a number of historical buildings, from public and private institutions to former mansions of wealthy families. These have been preserved or restored under the sponsorship of a municipal preservation program.

Important sites along and around the Paseo del Siglo include:

• The former Palace of Justice, now the Faculty of Law of the National University of Rosario
  National University of Rosario
  The National University of Rosario is a research, educational and public university located in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina.-Overview:...
  
  ;
• Normal School No. 2, now a National Historic Monument.
• The former Police Headquarters, which now houses the seat of the delegation of the provincial government, some municipal offices, and a memorial (Centro Popular de la Memoria
  Centro Popular de la Memoria
  The Centro Popular de la Memoria is a former illegal detention center in Rosario, . It was used by the provincial police between 1976 and 1979, during the Dirty War, to hold people with no formal charges and torture them, under the pretense of fighting radical left-wing political subversion and...
  
  ) at the site of Dirty War
  Dirty War
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   illegal detention center;
• The Basilica Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
  Basilica Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
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  , the seat of the Archdiocese of Rosario
  Archdiocese of Rosario
  The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rosario is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern part of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, with its motherchurch, the Basilica Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, located in the city of Rosario...
  
  ;
• The Dr. Juan Álvarez Library
  Biblioteca Argentina Dr. Juan Álvarez
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  ;
• The seat of the Rosario Board of Trade
  Rosario Board of Trade
  The Rosario Board of Trade is a non-profit making association based in Rosario, in the Province of Santa Fe, Argentina. Founded on August 18, 1884, it serves as a forum for the conduct of trade negotiations in several markets including grain, oilseed, agricultural products and their by-products,...
  
   and the Palacio Minetti
  Palacio Minetti
  The Palacio Minetti is a building in Rosario, in Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It is located at one end of the pedestrian segment of Córdoba St., within the historical district known as Paseo del Siglo....
  
  , already within the pedestrian-only segment of Córdoba St., one block from the officially recognized end of the Paseo;
• Two important urban squares, Plaza San Martín
  Plaza San Martín (Rosario)
  Plaza San Martín is a plaza in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. Its name is an homage to General José de San Martín, hero of the Argentine War of Independence....
  
   and Plaza Pringles
  Plaza Pringles (Rosario)
  Plaza Pringles is a plaza in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. Its name is an homage to Colonel Juan Pascual Pringles, hero of the Spanish American wars of independence .Plaza Pringles occupies a half block in the downtown area of Rosario, beside the...
  
  .