The "Pink" House

The “Pink House” is not really hot pink as one might initially think.  Instead, think of a building made of a light red clay.  In the 1860’s, the then-president was trying to calm down relations between opposing political parties, one of which was represented by the color red and the other by white.  Blending the colors was an attempt to get things to simmer down.  Whether it worked or not I don’t know but as most anyone who has ever painted their house realizes, it is much easier to stay with the color you got rather than try to change to something else. 

 
The building is also not symmetrical.  It was originally two buildings as the country outgrew their office space someone came up with the idea of using the space between them to build an addition and get out of those cramped offices.  Although they styles compliment each other, there are differences – note that there are balconies on the left, but only windows on the right.
 
The President of Argentina also doesn’t live in the Pink House and work from home like US Presidents do.  Instead, they live about 40 minutes away and commute to work.