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Plaza Independencia (Spanish for 'Independence Square') is the most important city square in Montevideo, Uruguay, laid out in the 19th century in the area occupied by the Citadel of Montevideo. In its center is a monument to General José Gervasio Artigas, and below it, his mausoleum .
Various names have been used to refer to the Plaza Independencia throughout its history. In the 17th century, it was known as the Plaza de Armas and later the Plaza Mayor . [ 1 ] In the later part of the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines , the civic space was referred to as the Plaza de María Cristina , in honor of Queen Maria Christina ...
The Puerta de Alcalá at the centre of the Plaza de la Independencia. The Plaza de la Independencia (Independence Square) is a central square in the Spanish capital, Madrid.It sits at the intersection of Calle de Alcalá (running from east to west), Calle de Alfonso XII (to the south), Calle de Serrano (to the north), Calle de Salustiano Olozaga (to the northwest), and the Paseo de Mexico (to ...
Palacio Salvo (English: Salvo Palace) is a building at the intersection of 18 de Julio Avenue and Plaza Independencia in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was designed by the architect Mario Palanti, an Italian immigrant living in Buenos Aires, who used a similar design for his Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Finished in 1928, Palacio Salvo ...
Plaza de la Independencia. Independence Square (Spanish: Plaza de la Independencia, or colloquially as Plaza Grande) is the principal and central public square of Quito, Ecuador. This is the central square of the city and one of the symbols of the executive power of the nation.
It is located in the area now called Plaza Independencia, in the pier area of the city. [1] The original fort was made of wood and built after the arrival of Legazpi and his expedition. In the early 17th century a stone fort was built to repel Muslim raiders. Today's structure dates from 1738 and is the oldest triangular bastion fort in the ...
Palacio Rinaldi is a building in Centro, Montevideo, Uruguay, located on the Plaza Independencia near its junction with the 18 de Julio Avenue, near the Palacio Salvo. It is a fine example of Art Deco architecture, built in 1929, by the architects Alberto Isola and Guillermo Armas. [1] It has been a Municipal Site of Interest since 1997. [2]
The Puerta de Alcalá is a Neo-classical gate in the Plaza de la Independencia in Madrid, Spain.. It was a gate of the former Walls of Philip IV.It stands near the city center and several meters away from the main entrance to the Parque del Buen Retiro.