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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.
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]
Portones Shopping is a shopping mall of Montevideo, Uruguay.It is located in the neighborhood Carrasco.. It receives its name from the Portones de Carrasco (Gates of Carrasco) a landmark of the neighborhood. [1]
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.
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]
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.
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 ...
Plaza de Cagancha (Spanish for 'Cagancha Square') is a public square in barrio Centro of Montevideo, Uruguay. [1] Located on 18 de Julio Avenue, the main avenue of the city, it originated in 1836 as the central space of the layout of the "Ciudad Nueva" ("new city"), outside the limits of the walled area of the colonial period.