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The “Ciudad Vieja”
Ciudad Vieja is the name of the oldest
part of the city of Montevideo, capital
city of Uruguay. Nowadays, Ciudad Vieja is
a neighborhood of this city. In the last
couple of years it has gone through a
major transformation that has made it the
main nightlife centre in town. It is in
this area where most of
the nightclubs are, and also it hosts the
'Mercado Del Puerto' a traditional venue
for Uruguayan food and beverages. The main port of
Uruguay is located in Ciudad Vieja.
Part of this transformation is due to the campaign made by the mayor since
this part of the city had been in a state of abandonment
for
decades.
Until 1829 it was surrounded by
a wall that protected it from
possible invasions. After the
wall was torn down, the only
part of it that was kept
was its gateway, which is
up to this day an emblem of
this part of town. Some streets remind
the presence of the wall, like Ciudadela, which
has this name due to the fact that it was near
but at this point that the British managed to
open a breach on the wall during the 1807 British
invasion. The old street Sarandí was turned into a
pedestrian walkway in 1992, which increased its commercial and
tourist attractiveness. In 2005 it was extended to beyond the Constitution
Square.
Ciudad Vieja has the most beautiful buildings from the
colonial era and the first decades of independence.
The Cabildo, the Solís Theatre, the Metropolitan
Cathedral and several museums, like the Museo Torres
García are among the most impressive ones. Also
several design shops and recycled loft floors
flourish in the streets near the port.
Terminal Tres Cruces
It is the main bus terminal of
Uruguay to concentrate the
largest passenger traffic and
buses, both national and
international, in sharp year on
year increase. The terminal has
more than 20 million visitors a
year, of which 12,000,000 are
passengers traveling to and
from Montevideo.
Explanada municipal
This famous statue "The
David" by Miguel Angel, is
across the street from the
esplanade.
It is located on the main
avenue of the city, July 18,
in the neighborhood of the
center. Its design was led by
Mauricio Cravotto,
Uruguayan architect and construction began in 1935.
“Estadio Centenario”
The “Estadio Centenario” was inaugurated on July 18 of 1930, in the game
of World Cup 1930 which pitted Uruguay Selection and selection of Peru.
Its name derives from the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the
swearing in of the first Constitution of Uruguay.
It was built especially for the international tournament organization, most
migrants for a record period of nine months. At first, it would be made all
World Cup matches, however, the heavy rains that hit Montevideo
prevented long before the end of the construction of Centennial colossus,
so that several parties had done in the great Stadium Central Park
belonging to the National Club Football and disappeared in Pocitos
Stadium, belonging to the “Club Atlético Peñarol”.
The World Cup final pitted the Selections from Uruguay and Argentina,
with Uruguay’s win by 4 goals to 2. Since then, " The Centenary of
Montevideo" (as he is popularly known) , hosted several international
tournaments for higher level teams , especially the South American 1942,
1956 , 1967 , the World Club Cup in 1980 , and finally the Cup America
1995 , all of them won by Uruguay . The July 18, 1983 it is declared by
FIFA “World Football Historical Monument, the only building of this kind
that holds that title in the world.
Currently, the Uruguayan football team plays at this stage their home
games, like applying any Uruguayan team play their matches at this stage.
“Biblioteca Nacional”
On August 4, 1815, Father Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga sent a letter to the
council, proposing to supplement with good books, lack of teachers and
institutions. In this context, raised the need for a public library where
young people could attend and all those who were interested in access to
knowledge.
Jose Artigas, who was at Camp Purification, sent a note dated August 12,
1815 the City Council, giving the nod to proceed with the creation of that
first public library.
An interesting contribution to provide books to the new library came
through the legacy of José Manuel Pérez Castilian priest, who bequeathed a
considerable body of literature. To this were added the book donation
provided by José Raimundo Guerra, the Franciscans and the donation of
one Larrañaga who already owned at that time a vast collection.
MERCADO DEL PUERTO!!!
One of the places that touristic bus recommends is Mercado Del
Puerto.
The Mercado Del Puerto is a gastronomic and cultural tour. According to
the historians, in 1865 is was a corporation established at the initiative
of Pedro Sanchez Zumaran, merchant, in order to build a market in
Montevideo. With this target bought the land to the north shore of the
bay, in the area known as “The bath of the fathers”, Part of the block
bounded by the present streets Perez Castellanos, Stones, Maciel and
Rambla August 25.
PARQUE RODO
The games of " Parque Rodo " began on January 24, 1889 the first game
was the rollercoaster.
Between 1903 and 1904 they built an artificial lake with faux rustic
bridges, Central Avenue, terrace for music, the castle on the lake and
children's playground.
It’s located in Montevideo’s seafront.
In the pictures, there are some of the games of the Park, e.g. :
El gusano loco.
El barco pirata.
El mambo.
Las sillas voladoras.
Las sombrillas.
In the park, there is a huge lake were you can take a ride on a boat or the
classical “Lancha a pedal”.
There´s a library that it´s located in the Castillo Del Parque Rodó and there,
they offer free courses for all ages.
This is the Castle: ↓
This is the library: ↓
Punta Carretas Mall
Punta Carretas Shopping, housed in a former prison until 1986, is
the city's largest and most upscale mall, measuring in at 199 stores,
cinemas, a food court and other
facilities.
The building of the former prison
was designed by architect Domingo
Sanguinetti in 1905. Architects J. C.
López y Asoc. S. A. and C.
Rodríguez refurbished it into a
shopping mall.
It's near the Sheraton Montevideo, a
10-minute cab ride from the Old
City.
It’s located in Ellauri and Solano streets.
The Legislative Palace
The Legislative Palace in Montevideo, Uruguay, is the site where the
Uruguayan parliament meets.
The construction of this building started in
1904 sponsored by the government of
President José Battle y Ordoñez.
It was designed by Italian architects Vittorio
Meano and Gaetano Moretti, who planned
the building's interior. Among the notable
contributors to the project was sculptor José
Belloni, who created numerous reliefs and
allegorical sculptures for the building.
The building was inaugurated on August 25th, 1925 to commemorate the
100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The inauguration
was presided over by President José Serrato; before then, the Uruguayan
parliament assembled at the Montevideo Cabildo.
The building was declared a National Historic Monument in 1975 by the
government of President Juan María Bordaberry.
Built in1985 by ELADIO DIESTE (with his typical
Dome roof) it was the first river plate´s shopping center.
Located in the most beautiful neighbor of Montevideo it has 181
shops and 2051
parking places
It has the most
has the best
It has 94 clothes
toy stores, 5
visited cinema; also it
restaurants of the city.
shops, 1 supermarket, 3
libraries, and the rest are
home decoration store.
It possesses 2.000 visitors per day and half of them are tourists.
You can take the Touristic Bus at11:25, 12:25, 13:25, 14:25,
15:25, 16:25 and 17:25
BOTANICAL GARDEN
Founded by ATILIO
LOMBARDO the botanical
garden has many different
plants, it is the first and the
unique botanical garden of
URUGUAY.
It´s separated in geographical groups for example: AFRICA,
EUROPE, AMERICA AND ASIA.
It contains a hothouse with a lot of exotic plants.
Today it is maintained by the Montevideo´s town hall.
In this place people can take a walk and enjoy nature.