A couple of blocks northwest of the Obelisco is Plaza Lavalle, three blocks of parks surrounded by some important buildings. Two big landmarks here are the Teatro Colón and the Teatro Nacional Cervantes . But there's also the austere neoclassical Escuela Presidente Roca (1902), an educational facility that's often mistaken for Teatro Colón. Across from it lies the French-style Palacio de Justicia (1904) and its Tribunales (federal courts).
