Casa Rosada
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The Casa Rosada ("Pink House"), officially known as the Palacio de Gobierno (Government Palace), is the official seat of the Executive Branch of the government of Argentina. (When not working at the Casa Rosada, the president resides in a compound in Olivos, Buenos Aires.)
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The Casa Rosada has been, since the foundation of the city of Buenos Aires, where the top political institutions of Argentina were located. The current Italian-style building, however, dates back only to 1873. Constructed in the late 19th century over the foundations of an earlier Customs House, Post Office, and fortress, it stands at the eastern end of the Plaza de Mayo. Its balcony, which faces this large square, has served as a podium by many figures — from Eva Perón, who rallied the descamisados (the "shirtless" working class), to John Paul II, who visited Buenos Aires in 1998. Madonna sang her filmed rendition of the song Don't Cry For Me Argentina, for the movie Evita, from this balcony.
The building is painted a light pink color (and a darker pink color on the side facing the plaza, due to a recent repainting). Dubbed "Casa Rosada" by President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, it is said that this president chose this color scheme in order to defuse political tension by fusing the red and white colors of the country's opposing political parties; an alternative explanation points to the fact that the original paint used contained cow blood to prevent damage from humidity.es:Casa Rosada sv:Casa Rosada