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The Bolívar Square (Spanish: Plaza de Bolívar or Plaza Bolívar) is the main square of the Colombian capital Bogotá.The square, previously called Plaza Mayor until 1821 and Plaza de la Constitución, is located in the heart of the historical area of the city and hosts a statue of Simón Bolívar, sculpted in 1846 by the Italian Pietro Tenerani, which was the first public monument in the city.
Map of Bogotá 1810 Map of Bogotá 1857 Map of Bogotá 1890 Overview of Bogotá 1893. 1801 - Population: 21,394 [2] 1803 - Observatorio Astronómico constructed [7] 1810 - City becomes capital of the Free and Independent State of Cundinamarca; 1811 - Local revolt against Spanish rule. [1] 1816 Spaniard Pablo Morillo in power [1] Puerta Falsa ...
The census of 1789 recorded 18,161 inhabitants and by 1819 the city population amounted to 30,000 inhabitants distributed in 195 blocks. Importance grew when the diocese was created. Up to 1585 the only parish was the cathedral, later on Las Nieves to the north and Santa Bárbara south of the central square were created.
In 2016, Bogotá has won 50 major international events, with 12 more world-class events in progress. [86] The 16th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates took place from 2 to 5 February 2017 in Bogotá, Colombia. [88] One Young World is the preeminent global forum for young leaders, aged 18–30. Bogotá, Colombia is the host city for Summit ...
In La Candelaria is the site of the formal foundation of the city, the Plaza Mayor known today as Plaza de Bolívar.Around it are the Capitolio Nacional (seat of the Congress of Colombia), the Palace of Justice (seat of the Supreme Court of Justice), the Palacio Liévano (seat of the Mayor's Office of Bogotá), the Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá, the Chapel del Sagrario and the Archbishop's ...
While most Ciudad Bolívar's area is rural, its urban portion includes one of the world's largest mega-slums. [2] Its urban area concentrates the poorest population in Bogotá and is known for its rampant levels of violence due to a large activity of gangs, mafia, and at times FARC , the national ex-terrorist group of Colombia.
The National Capitol of Colombia (Spanish: Capitolio Nacional de Colombia), often simply referred to as Capitolio Nacional (National Capitol), is a building on Bolivar Square in central Bogotá, the construction of which began in 1848 and was finished in 1926.
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