El Polvorín
El Polvorín is a quarter in Libertador Municipality, Distrito Federal and has an elevation of 1,001 metres. El Polvorín is situated nearby to the suburb Lídice, as well as near La Pastora.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Miraflores Palace and National Pantheon.
Miraflores Palace
Government office
The Miraflores Palace is the official dispatch and head office of the president of Venezuela. It is located on Urdaneta Avenue, Libertador Bolivarian Municipality in Caracas.
National Pantheon
Museum
Photo: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Pantheon of Venezuela is a final resting place for national heroes. The Pantheon was created in the 1870s on the site of the ruined Santísima Trinidad church from 1744 on the northern edge of the old town of Caracas, Venezuela.
National Library of Venezuela
Library
The Biblioteca Nacional de Venezuela, located in Caracas, is the legal deposit and copyright for Venezuela. It was established on July 13, 1833, by decree of General José Antonio Páez.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 23 de Enero and Caracas.
23 de Enero
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
23 de Enero is a parish located in the Libertador Bolivarian Municipality west of the city of Caracas, Venezuela. The parish receives its name from the date of the 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état which overthrew dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez.
Caracas
Photo: Gabriela Camaton, CC BY 2.0.
Caracas is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, in northern Venezuela, near the Caribbean. Venezuela’s urban spirit can be discovered mainly from understanding Caracas, its capital city, a busy metropolis famous for its food, cultural diversity, and perfect climate, thanks to the unique combination of a high elevation and proximity to the Caribbean Sea.
Urbanizacion Francisco de Miranda
Neighborhood
Photo: Jose Rafael Camejo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Urbanizacion Francisco de Miranda is a neighborhood, which is situated 4 km southwest of El Polvorín.
El Polvorín
- Type: Quarter
- Also known as: “El Polvorin”
- Category: locality
- Location: Libertador Municipality, Distrito Federal, Venezuela, South America
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Latitude
10.52097° or 10° 31′ 16″ northLongitude
-66.92355° or 66° 55′ 25″ westElevation
1,001 metres (3,284 feet)Open location code
772MG3CG+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 7927383613OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
12039893
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In Other Languages
“El Polvorín” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “El Polvorín”
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