Casa de Manuel Ximénez y Gómez

Casa de Manuel Ximénez y Gómez is a museum in Municipio B, Montevideo Department which is located on 25 de Agosto. Casa de Manuel Ximénez y Gómez is situated nearby to the community center Casona Mauá, as well as near the recreation area Espacio Libre Javier Arturo Larocca.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Constitution Square and Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral.

Constitution Square

Square

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Plaza de la Constitución, also known as Plaza Matriz, is the oldest city square in Montevideo, Uruguay. Located in barrio Ciudad Vieja, since 1726 was the plaza mayor of the Fortress City of San Felipe and Santiago of Montevideo, in which it was the only open public space. Constitution Square is situated 430 metres south of Casa de Manuel Ximénez y Gómez.

Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral

Church

Photo: Nicolas Barriola, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral is the main Roman Catholic church of Montevideo, and seat of its archdiocese. It is located right in front of the Cabildo across Constitution Square, in the neighbourhood of Ciudad Vieja. Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral is situated 460 metres south of Casa de Manuel Ximénez y Gómez.

Plaza Independencia

Square

Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.

Plaza Independencia is the main public square of Montevideo, Uruguay. 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. Plaza Independencia is situated 640 metres southeast of Casa de Manuel Ximénez y Gómez.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ciudad Vieja and Montevideo.

Ciudad Vieja

Suburb

Photo: Eduardo Ruggieri, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ciudad Vieja is a barrio in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. 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.

Montevideo

Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.

Montevideo is the capital city of Uruguay, on the east bank of the Rio de la Plata. Though sometimes overlooked beside nearby Buenos Aires, Montevideo is the cultural and political center of the country.

Barrio Sur

Suburb

Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY 3.0.

Barrio Sur is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Ciudad Vieja to the west, Centro to the north, Palermo to the east and the coastline to the south.

Casa de Manuel Ximénez y Gómez

Type: Museum
Address: 580 25 de Agosto, Montevideo
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Municipio B, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
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Latitude

-34.90296° or 34° 54′ 11″ south

Longitude

-56.20525° or 56° 12′ 19″ west

Operator

Museo Histórico Nacional

Open location code

48Q53QWV+RV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5113887836

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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