The Cultural Center Passage Dardo Rocha, commonly known as Dardo Rocha Passage, is located in the center of the city of La Plata, capital of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. More precisely in the street block bounded by 49 and 50, 6 and 7, whose main entrance is in front of the Plaza San Martin. This building is one of the most beautiful time of the founding of that city. In the beginning operated as railway station and this is a cultural center and operate several units of Municipio.Ubicado in the heart of the city, was originally the Station "November 19", the first Terminal Railroad west of La Plata . 

Today is the setting for major cultural events in the city.
Passage Dardo Rocha is one of the most beautiful buildings erected in the city. It was made by the engineer Pinaroli in the style of the great European stations and housed the great train station.Until 1906 he was station after it moved into the lane 1 and 44, then the building of Passage Dardo Rocha, who looked with pride to the then architectural space of the Legislature after First Board and finally San Martin, was empty.
In the 20's French style remodeled it to make a cultural center. Governor Luis Monteverde coined the idea of ​​a passage, "whose appearance is that of a sober French-style palace, to be earmarked for concert halls, small theaters and a large central hall exhibitions." The Department of Architecture of the Ministry of Public Works of the Province of Buenos Aires was responsible for remodeling and industrial exhibitions, picture galleries, works from the Museum of Fine Arts, concerts, festivals and even simultaneous games of chess.All these activities took place in that space, since 1930, was called Dardo Rocha.Then the temporary passage hosted by the Ministry of Social Action, 11 LS Radio Provincia, Bureau of Telegraph, Legal Advisory, Ministry of Labour and Historical Archive of the Province. In 1944 he established the Post Office until it moved to its new headquarters. To be empty again, the passage was taken to alternately fulfill those functions for which it was remodeled in 1928, when it acquired its French chateau look.Finally, after being home to many departments and of housing the Constitutional Convention in 1994, has entered the municipal property, with the completion of major renovation and equipment, has become the cultural center of La Plata.