Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Tristán Narvaja Fair. Tristán Narvaja street market (in Spanish, Feria de Tristán Narvaja) is a traditional street market that takes place every Sunday in Montevideo.. In the middle of Cordón neighbourhood, Tristán Narvaja street (which honors the 19th century lawmaker) stretches from 18 de Julio Avenue through La Paz street.
Palacio Taranco, Montevideo. Uruguay. Uruguayan officials talking at a meeting at the Palacio Taranco, November 6, 2010. Palacio Taranco, located in front of the Plaza Zabala, in the heart of the Old City of Montevideo, Uruguay, is a palace erected in the early 20th century during a period in which the architectural style was influenced by French architecture.
This is a list of any museum and art gallery in Montevideo, Uruguay. Biographical, City, Ethnographic, and History museums, and Historic Houses ... [2] [3] Museo y ...
Parque Lecocq is a nature reserve [1] northwest of Montevideo, Uruguay, near the town of Santiago Vázquez. It houses mammals and birds [1] and protects flora [1] and pursues/supports breeding programs. It is adjacent to protected wetlands. [1] Its mandate is to be a "support centre for biodiversity conservation both nationally and ...
Tourism in Uruguay is an important part of the nation's economy. Uruguay 's tourist destinations include: Punta del Este , Piriápolis , Montevideo , Colonia del Sacramento , Salto , Lavalleja , Rocha , Artigas , Rivera , and others.
Plaza Independencia, Montevideo. In May and June 2009 an exhibition of the "United Buddy Bears" was held in the square, for the second on the American continent. [13] [14] Plaza Independencia is the starting point of the Marcha de la Diversidad (Spanish for 'Diversity March'), an annual pride parade celebrating the LGBTQ community in Uruguay. [15]
The Obelisk of Montevideo marks the west end of the park area. On the West side of Parque Batlle, on Artigas Boulevard, there is the Obelisk of Montevideo, a monument dedicated to those who created the first Constitution and inaugurated in 1938. It is a monumental work of the sculptor José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín (1891–1975).
It is located in Montevideo's Old Town, right next to the Plaza Independencia. The theatre was named after the explorer Juan Díaz de Solís, [2] who was the first European explorer to land in modern day Uruguay. In 1998, the government of Montevideo started a major reconstruction of the theatre, which included two columns designed by Philippe ...