"Museo Internacional de los Muñecos" (International Doll Museum) was inaugurated in the Palace of Culture building of the park, with one of the most important collections from Latin America, made up of dolls with typical clothing from different countries. After the democracy was restablished in 1973 with Héctor Cámpora elected as president, the Peronist Youth held a great celebration and the symbolic takeover of the facility, considering it a symbol of Peronism. With the resignation of Cámpora a month later, the property was once again abandoned. During the National Reorganization Process, a decree (n° 1,294, promulgated in 1979) ceded the Children's Republic to the Municipality of La Plata. and suggested its privatization, pursuant to which, major of La Plata Alberto Tettamanti, awarded its operation to the company Zanón Hermanos, concessionaire of the amusement park Italpark, the only bidder. The Civic Center buildings were used for administrative tasks of the concessionaire. Only with the return to democracy in 1983, the Municipality of La Plata –which had took over administration of the property since 1979– undertook a policy more akin to the original values, generated educational programs and workshops for students of primary schools and special education. By law 25,550 promulgated on December 27, 2001, the Congress of Argentina declared the Children's Republic "National Historical Monument". In August 2008, the government of the Province of Buenos Aires signed an agreement with the National University of General San Martín for a general restoration that included the investigation and historical reconstruction of the buildings. The objective was to reopen the complex in November 2010, as part of the celebration of the Bicentennial of the May Revolution. Features The Republic of Children is built on a plot of . Within, children can explore the various geographic features, natural landscapes, countryside and city. It includes a complete city with all its institutions and centers. Buildings mimic various architectural styles, such as Moorish or neo-gothic. The Municipal Bank is a copy of the Child Doge's Palace in Venice, while the Palace of Culture was inspired by the Taj Mahal in Agra; among the well-known halls in the latter building the Carlos Moneo Sáenz Doll Museum. The chapel has large Norman-inspired flat roofs, balcony and bell towers. An aquarium is also housed at the park. The park was designed both for children's recreation, and for their instruction in republican ethics. Around the Plaza de las Americas is the