Plaza Zabala
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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 Casa de Giuseppe Garibaldi, Montevideo and Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art.
Casa de Giuseppe Garibaldi, Montevideo
Museum
Photo: Fedaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Casa de Giuseppe Garibaldi, Montevideo is a museum, which is situated 120 metres northwest of Plaza Zabala.
Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art
Museum
Photo: Museo MAPI, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art is an ethnographic museum located in Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo, Uruguay, dedicated to the indigenous cultures of different parts of Latin America. Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art is situated 190 metres west of Plaza Zabala.
Parroquia San Francisco de Asís
Church
The Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay. Parroquia San Francisco de Asís is situated 160 metres northwest of Plaza Zabala.
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 Zabala
- Categories: cultural property, park, recreation area, and locality
- Location: Municipio B, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
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Latitude
-34.90766° or 34° 54′ 28″ southLongitude
-56.20814° or 56° 12′ 29″ westHeight
1.5 metres (4.9 feet)Open location code
48Q53QRR+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 77848372OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_groundOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q168204
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Plaza Zabala” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Plaça Zabala”
- Croatian: “Plaza Zabala”
- Dutch: “Plaza Zabala”
- French: “Plaza Zabala”
- German: “Plaza Zabala”
- Portuguese: “Praça Zabala”
- Spanish: “Plaza Zabala”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Building in Circunvalación Durango and Embassy of Costa Rica.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Plaza Zabala”. Photo: blmurch, CC BY-SA 2.0.