Plaza de Bolívar

The Bolívar Square is the main square of the capital . The square, previously called Plaza Mayor until 1821 and Plaza de la Constitución, is located in the heart of the historical area of the city and hosts a statue of Simón Bolívar, sculpted in 1846 by the Italian Pietro Tenerani, which was the first public monument in the city.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: main square of the city of Bogota, capital of Colombia
  • Also known as: “Bolivar Square”, “Plaza Bolívar”, “Plaza de Bolivar”, “Plaza de bolívar”, “Plaza Mayor de Bogota”, “Plaza Mayor de Bogotá”, “Praça de Bolívar”, “Square of Bolivar”, “ボリバール広場”, and “ボリバルプラザ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cathedral Metropolitan Basilica of Bogotá & Primate of Colombia and Palacio Lievano (City Town Hall).

Church
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Metropolitan and Primate Cathedral Basilica of the… is situated 120 metres east of Plaza de Bolívar.

Town hall
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The Palacio Liévano or Lievano Palace is a building…

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 110 metres east of Plaza de Bolívar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Candelaria and San Victorino.

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is the historic center of , and the city's principal destination for tourists.

Neighborhood
is a commercial neighbourhood of , .

Suburb
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the 14th locality of , capital of .

Plaza de Bolívar

Latitude
4.59806° or 4° 35′ 53″ north
Longitude
-74.07609° or 74° 4′ 34″ west
Elevation
2,613 metres (8,573 feet)
Open location code
67P7HWXF+6H
Geo­Names ID
8063764
Wiki­data ID
Q3090480
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Plaza de Bolívar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “Plaza de Bolívar”
  • Basque: “Bolívar plaza”
  • Catalan: “Plaça de Bolívar”
  • Chinese: “玻利瓦尔广场”
  • Chinese: “玻利瓦爾廣場”
  • Dutch: “Plaza de Bolívar”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان بوليفار”
  • Esperanto: “Placo Bolívar”
  • French: “place Bolívar”
  • French: “Place Bolívar”
  • Galician: “Praza de Bolívar”
  • German: “Plaza de Bolívar”
  • Italian: “Piazza Bolivar”
  • Japanese: “ボリバル広場 (ボゴタ)”
  • Japanese: “ボリバル広場”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Plaza de Bolívar”
  • Norwegian: “Plaza de Bolívar”
  • Portuguese: “Plaza de Bolívar”
  • Portuguese: “Praça Bolívar”
  • Russian: “Площадь Боливара”
  • Slovenian: “Bolívarjev trg, Bogota”
  • Spanish: “Plaza de Bolívar”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Alcaldía Mayor and Sede N CUN.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: NN Academia Colombia de Historia and Casa De La Botica Hotel.

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Worth a closer look: La Candelaria and Usaquén.

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