Plaza Zabala

Plaza Zabala is a plaza in the of , . 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.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: urban square in Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Also known as: “Plaza Bruno Mauricio de Zabala”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas Palacio Taranco and Casa de Giuseppe Garibaldi.

Museum
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is a museum.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 120 metres northwest of Plaza Zabala.

Museum
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The is an ethnographic museum located in , , , dedicated to the indigenous cultures of different parts of Latin America. is situated 190 metres west of Plaza Zabala.

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.

Plaza Zabala

Latitude
-34.90766° or 34° 54′ 28″ south
Longitude
-56.20814° or 56° 12′ 29″ west
Height
1.5 metres (4.9 feet)
Open location code
48Q53QRR+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 77848372
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­recreation_ground
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q168204
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Plaza Zabala” goes by many names.

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