Casa de Rivera
Casa de Rivera is a museum in Municipio B, Montevideo Department which is located on Rincón. Casa de Rivera is situated nearby to the government office Contaduría General de la Nación (Serv. Garantía Alquileres), as well as near the office building Bolsa de Comercio.Photo: Pepe piton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: Thursday—Sunday noon—6:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Uruguay
- Address: 437 Rincón, Montevideo
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museo Romántico of Montevideo and Plaza Zabala.
Museo Romántico of Montevideo
Museum
Photo: Nicolas Barriola, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo Romántico of Montevideo is a museum.
Plaza Zabala
Square
Photo: blmurch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plaza Zabala is a plaza in the Ciudad Vieja of Montevideo, Uruguay. In late 1878, during the dictatorship of Colonel Lorenzo Latorre, it was decided to demolish the old fort and build a public square in its place. Plaza Zabala is situated 160 metres southwest of Casa de Rivera.
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 200 metres east of Casa de Rivera.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad Vieja and Barrio Sur.
Ciudad Vieja
Suburb
Photo: Eduardo Ruggieri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ciudad Vieja is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. Located in a peninsula at the mouth of the Bay of Montevideo, it is the city's historic district. It was founded in 1724 as a walled city by the Spanish Empire.
Barrio Sur
Suburb
Barrio Sur is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Ciudad Vieja to the west, the central business district to the north, Palermo to the east and the coastline to the south.
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.
Casa de Rivera
- Categories: cultural property, historic house museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Municipio B, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.90701° or 34° 54′ 25″ southLongitude
-56.20662° or 56° 12′ 24″ westOperator
Museo Histórico NacionalOpen location code
48Q53QVV+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 807251957OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1046504
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Casa de Rivera” goes by many names.
- German: “Casa de Rivera”
- German: “Casa de Salvañach”
- Polish: “Dom Fructuosa Rivery w Montevideo”
- Spanish: “Casa de Fructuoso Rivera”
- Spanish: “Casa de Rivera”
- Spanish: “Casa del Gral. Fructuoso Rivera - Museo Hisitórico Nacional”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Contaduría General de la Nación (Serv. Garantía Alquileres) and Bolsa de Comercio.
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