Palacio Taranco

Palacio Taranco, located in front of the , in the heart of the Old City of , , is a palace erected in the early 20th century during a period in which the architectural style was influenced by French architecture.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: building in Montevideo
  • Address: 25 de Mayo, Montevideo

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas Palacio Taranco and Plaza Zabala.

Museum
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is a museum.

Square
Photo: blmurch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a plaza in the of , . 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.

Church
The Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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

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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.

Palacio Taranco

Latitude
-34.90692° or 34° 54′ 25″ south
Longitude
-56.20831° or 56° 12′ 30″ west
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
Levels
2
Open location code
48Q53QVR+6M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 253821313
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7840183
Wiki­data ID
Q1139321
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Palacio Taranco” goes by many names.

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