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The University City of Caracas (Spanish: Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas), also known by the acronym CUC, is the main campus of the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), located in central Caracas, the capital of Venezuela.
The university offered degrees in philosophy, Theology, Canon law and Medicine. Until 1810, when the Seminary of Saint Bonaventura located in Mérida became the Universidad de Los Andes, the Universidad Real y Pontificia de Caracas was the only university existing in the country. The old campus in 1911.
As a result of a Royal Decree signed by Philip V of Spain, the Central University of Venezuela—the country's oldest—was founded in 1721 as "Universidad Real y Pontificia de Caracas". The campus was originally at the now-known "Palacio de las Academias" but, in 1944, president Isaías Medina Angarita relocated it to the University City of ...
The University City of Caracas is a World Heritage Site in Caracas, Venezuela.It is a functional university campus for the Central University of Venezuela, as well as home to 108 [6] notable works of art and famous examples of creative architecture.
The plaza is emblematic of the university, with there being activities of all kinds: cultural, academic, political, social, etc. Here you will find the Rectory of the university and the UCV Clock Tower. As part of the campus, it was made a World Heritage Site in 2000. It is accessible from Plaza Venezuela by the Puerto Tamanaco.
When the University City was commissioned in 1943, a committee was formed to analyse planning options. As well as choosing the location near Central Caracas, the committee also recommended basing the plan for the campus on similar models, including Leopold Rother's "urban project" at the recently opened National University of Colombia in Bogotá.
Central University of Venezuela (4 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Universities and colleges in Caracas" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
The National Experimental University of Greater Caracas, arises from the leadership of the Elected Delegates for the Venezuelan Federation of University Students and Presidents of the same, in its FVEU 2015 Foundation [1] in the country, through the Movimiento Sofocratico and its Acting Presidency, to overcome the minimalist and limited figure of the Antiguo Colegio Universitario de Caracas ...