Bolívar Square

Bolívar Square in is one of the most important and recognized public spaces. It is located in the center of the first 25 blocks of Caracas when it was founded as "Santiago de León de Caracas" in 1567.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: public space in Caracas
  • Also known as: “Bolivar Square”, “Plaza Bolivar”, and “Plaza Bolívar”
  • Address: Avenida Oeste 2, Caracas, Catedral, Municipio Libertador, Distrito Capital 1010

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Caracas Cathedral and Caracas Main Theater.

Church
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The or Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Anne is the seat of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan archdiocese of Caracas, located on the Plaza Bolívar in , .

Theater building
Photo: Cristóbal Alvarado Minic, CC BY 2.0.
is a theater building, which is situated 100 metres northwest of Bolívar Square.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caracas and 23 de Enero.

Photo: Gabriela Camaton, CC BY 2.0.
is the capital and largest city of , in northern Venezuela, near the . Venezuela’s urban spirit can be discovered mainly from understanding , 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.

Suburb
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is a parish located in the Libertador Bolivarian Municipality west of the city of , . The parish receives its name from the date of the 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état which overthrew dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km west of Bolívar Square.

Bolívar Square

Latitude
10.506° or 10° 30′ 22″ north
Longitude
-66.91463° or 66° 54′ 53″ west
Elevation
926 metres (3,038 feet)
Open location code
772MG34P+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 295080406
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Geo­Names ID
12040129
Wiki­data ID
Q6079441
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Bolívar Square” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بوليفار بلازا”
  • Chinese: “玻利瓦廣場”
  • Chinese: “玻利瓦爾廣場”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بوليفار بلازا”
  • French: “place Bolívar”
  • French: “Place Bolívar”
  • German: “Bolivar Platz”
  • Hungarian: “Bolívar tér”
  • Hungarian: “Plaza Bolívar”
  • Italian: “Piazza Bolívar”
  • Japanese: “ボリバル広場 (カラカス)”
  • Japanese: “ボリバル広場”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Plaza Bolívar”
  • Norwegian: “Plaza Bolívar”
  • Persian: “میدان بولیوار”
  • Russian: “Площадь Боливара”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Bolivar de Caracas”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Bolívar de Caracas”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Bolívar”
  • Turkish: “Caracas Simón Bolívar Meydanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Площа Болівара”

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