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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.
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.
The rambla Gandhi, in Punta Carretas.. The Rambla of Montevideo is the coastal avenue that goes along the coastline of the Rio de la Plata in Montevideo, Uruguay.At a length of over 22.2 uninterrupted kilometres (13.7 mi), the promenade runs along the Río de la Plata and continues down the entire coast of Montevideo.
Centro de Fotografía de Montevideo; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo [12] Museo de Historia del Arte y de Arte Precolombino y Colonial (MuHAr) [13] Museo de Arte Precolombino e Indígena (Mapi) [14] Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales; Museo Juan Manuel Blanes; Museo del Azulejo [15] [16] Museo Egipcio [17] Museo Figari [18] Museo Gurvich [19] [20]
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).
Plaza Zabala is a plaza in the Ciudad Vieja of Montevideo, Uruguay. In late 1878, during the dictatorship of Colonel Lorenzo Latorre, it was decided to demolish the old fort and build a public square in its place. But for 12 years this site remained a wasteland.