Museo Torres García

The Museo Torres García is located in the historic of where unusual portraits of historical icons and cubist paintings akin to Picasso's paintings, painted by Joaquín Torres García are exhibited.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual and Plaza Independencia.

Square
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The is located in the of , . The plaza includes a large triangular granite monolith -- a reference to the pink triangles worn during the Nazi persecution of LGBT people.

Square
Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.
is the main public square of , . It was laid out in the 19th century on the site formerly occupied by the Citadel of Montevideo, marking the transition between the old fortified city and the modern urban expansion. is situated 150 metres east of Museo Torres García.

Photo: Baiji, Public domain.
The is the only remaining piece of the military fortress that defended the walled city of Montevideo. The Citadel of was a military fortress built by the Spanish in 1741 and demolished 1877.

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.

Museo Torres García

Latitude
-34.90646° or 34° 54′ 23″ south
Longitude
-56.20138° or 56° 12′ 5″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
48Q53QVX+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3000665176
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1570412
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Museo Torres García” goes by many names.

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