This November 8, the Night of the Museums brings you a unique opportunity because you will be able to visit a building that never opens to the public and also, climb to its terrace to see up close and as never before the Colossus that guard Buenos Aires. We tell you how to visit the Automatons that guard Buenos Aires for free this Night of the Museums.
How to visit Los Colosos, the automatons that guard Buenos Aires from the heights this Night of the Museums.
The Siemens building, a few meters from the Cabildo and the Casa Rosada, opens its doors this Night of the Museums and you can walk around it until you reach the terrace where its two Colossuses are, the famous automatons that strike the bells of the building that is the current Buenos Aires Magistracy.
This museum night, not only will you be able to enter the building but, through a guided tour that includes live music, you will be able to get to the terrace of the Siemens Building and observe closely the imposing bronze sculptures known as the “Siemens Colossuses”.
Why is this visit so special on Museum Night? Because the Siemens Building does not usually offer guided tours or free access to its upper areas. That’s where the major attraction is, the two bronze automatons of more than three meters each that are clearly visible from the street.
The Colossi were originally installed in the 1930s by the German company Siemens for its headquarters at Avenida de Mayo 869. The Siemens Building has a rationalist style façade with features that anticipated industrial modernity. At the top, the two three-meter bronze figures, Los Colosos, dominate Buenos Aires from their monumental clock.
These automatons were designed to strike a bell every hour with huge hammers. In 2024, the mechanism was silenced but the giants are still there, imposing and mythical, as guardians of Buenos Aires. Do not miss the opportunity to see them so close because it only happens this November 8 at the Night of the Museums.
CABA Judiciary Council 📍Av Presidente Julio Argentino Roca 530 CABA.
🗓 Saturday 8/11 🕔 from 19 to 2hs.
🎟 free of charge, without prior registration, on a first-come, first-served basis.