Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual
The Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual is located in the Old City neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay. The plaza includes a large triangular granite monolith -- a reference to the pink triangles worn during the Nazi persecution of LGBT people.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Square
- Description: memorial square in Montevideo, Uruguay
- Also known as: “Plaza de la diversidad”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museo Torres García and Plaza Independencia.
Museo Torres García
Museum
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museo Torres García is located in the historic Ciudad Vieja of Montevideo where unusual portraits of historical icons and cubist paintings akin to Picasso's paintings, painted by Joaquín Torres García are exhibited.
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 190 metres east of Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual.
Gateway of the Citadel
Photo: Baiji, Public domain.
The Gateway of the Citadel is the only remaining piece of the military fortress that defended the walled city of Montevideo. The Citadel of Montevideo 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.
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.
Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual
- Categories: LGBT historic place, LGBT monument or memorial, and locality
- Location: Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.90615° or 34° 54′ 22″ southLongitude
-56.20173° or 56° 12′ 6″ westOpen location code
48Q53QVX+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 681194750OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q2085263
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Plaça i monòlit de la diversitat sexual”
- Catalan: “Plaza y monolito de la diversidad sexual”
- Esperanto: “Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual”
- French: “Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual”
- German: “Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual”
- Portuguese: “Praça e Monólito da Diversidade Sexual”
- Russian: “Площадь и памятник сексуального разнообразия”
- Spanish: “Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual”
- Spanish: “Plaza y monolito de la diversidad sexual”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Embassy of Nicaragua and Al Sur.
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