Constitution Square

Plaza de la Constitución, also known as Plaza Matriz, is the oldest city square in , . Located in barrio , since 1726 was the plaza mayor of the Fortress City of San Felipe and Santiago of Montevideo, in which it was the only open public space.
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Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Also known as: “Constitution Square, Montevideo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral and Andes Museum 1972.

Church
Photo: Nicolas Barriola, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the main Roman Catholic church of , and seat of its archdiocese. It is located right in front of the Cabildo across Constitution Square, in the neighbourhood of .

Museum
Photo: Mevrob, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is located in The Old City in , the capital city of . is situated 100 metres northeast of Constitution Square.

Government office
Photo: JacobinoWunsh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a government office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ciudad Vieja and Barrio Sur.

Suburb
Photo: Eduardo Ruggieri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a barrio in , the capital of . Located in a peninsula at the entrance of the natural port of Montevideo it was founded in 1724 as a walled city by the Spanish Empire.

Suburb
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY 3.0.
is a barrio of , . It borders to the west, to the north, to the east and the coastline to the south.

Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
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.

Constitution Square

Latitude
-34.9066° or 34° 54′ 24″ south
Longitude
-56.20354° or 56° 12′ 13″ west
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Open location code
48Q53QVW+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 36001749
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Geo­Names ID
7840178
Wiki­data ID
Q1632358
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Constitution Square” goes by many names.

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