Plaza Independencia

Plaza Independencia is the most important in , , laid out in the 19th century in the area occupied by the Citadel of Montevideo.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Palacio Salvo and Government House Museum.

The is an eclectic skyscraper at the intersection of and Plaza Independencia in , . Finished in 1928, It was built thanks to the initiative of the business brothers Ángel, José and Lorenzo Salvo, the 27-story stands 105 m high.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ciudad Vieja and Barrio Sur.

Suburb
is a barrio of , . Located in a peninsula at the mouth of the , it is the city's historic district. It was founded in 1724 as a walled city by the Spanish Empire.

Suburb
is a barrio of , . It borders to the west, the to the north, to the east and the coastline to the south.

is the capital city of , on the east bank of the Rio de la Plata. Though sometimes overlooked beside nearby , is the cultural and political center of the country.

Plaza Independencia

Latitude
-34.90657° or 34° 54′ 24″ south
Longitude
-56.19957° or 56° 11′ 59″ west
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
Open location code
48Q53RV2+95
Geo­Names ID
7118039
Wiki­data ID
Q2099121
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Plaza Independencia” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Plaça Independència (Montevideo)
  • Catalan: Plaça Independència
  • Chinese: 独立广场
  • Croatian: Trg neovisnosti
  • Dutch: Plaza Independencia
  • Egyptian Arabic: ميدان الاستقلال
  • Esperanto: Placo de Sendependeco
  • French: Place de l’Indépendance
  • French: Plaza Independencia
  • German: Plaza Independencia (Montevideo)
  • German: Plaza Independencia
  • Italian: plaza Independencia
  • Italian: Plaza Independencia
  • Japanese: インデペンデンシア広場
  • Korean: 독립광장
  • Polish: Plaza Independecia (Montevideo)
  • Polish: Plaza Independecia
  • Portuguese: Praça Independência (Montevidéu)
  • Portuguese: Praça Independência
  • Russian: площадь Независимости
  • Russian: Площадь Независимости
  • Slovenian: Plaza Independencia
  • Spanish: Plaza Independencia de Montevideo
  • Spanish: Plaza Independencia
  • Ukrainian: площа Незалежності
  • Plaza Independencia

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