Democracy Square
Democracy Square is a road junction and public space in the Tres Cruces neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay. The square connects Italy Avenue, Artigas Boulevard and 8 de Octubre Avenue, which are three of the most important thoroughfares in the city, due to the large amount of traffic they receive as they are different entrance routes to the central business district.Photo: Rosina Peixoto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Square
- Description: road junction and square in Montevideo, Uruguay
- Also known as: “Flag Square”, “Plaza de la Bandera”, “Plaza de la Democracia”, and “Plaza de La Democracia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tres Cruces Shopping and Italian Hospital of Montevideo.
Tres Cruces Shopping
Shopping center
Photo: Jose castillo urquiza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tres Cruces Shopping is a shopping center, which is situated 190 metres west of Democracy Square.
Italian Hospital of Montevideo
Hospital
Photo: gabrielgemino, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Italian Hospital of Montevideo, whose official name is Ospedale italiano Umberto I, is a clinic and sanatorium founded in 1890 near Parque Batlle, Montevideo. Italian Hospital of Montevideo is situated 240 metres south of Democracy Square.
Obelisk of Montevideo
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Obelisk of Montevideo, officially Obelisk to the Constituents of 1830 is a monument created by sculptor José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín. It is a three-sided obelisk made of granite, 40 metres tall with three bronze statues on its sides, representing "Law", "Liberty" and "Force". Obelisk of Montevideo is situated 420 metres south of Democracy Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tres Cuces and La Comercial.
Tres Cuces
Suburb
Tres Cruces is a barrio of Uruguay's capital Montevideo. Its name means "three crossings", referring to the three major transportation routes which intersect in the area: Avenida 18 de Julio, Bulevar Artigas and Avenida 8 de Octubre.
La Comercial
Suburb
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Comercial is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
La Blanqueada
Suburb
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Blanqueada is a barrio in Uruguay's capital Montevideo. It borders Tres Cruces to the west, Larrañaga to the northwest, Unión to the northeast and Parque Batlle to the south.
Democracy Square
- Categories: park, recreation area, and locality
- Location: Municipio B, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.89368° or 34° 53′ 37″ southLongitude
-56.16429° or 56° 9′ 52″ westOpen location code
48Q54R4P+G7OpenStreetMap ID
way 82094006OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_groundOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q50432304
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Spanish—“Democracy Square” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Piazza Democrazia”
- Malay: “Dataran Demokrasi”
- Spanish: “Plaza de la Bandera”
- Spanish: “Plaza de la Democracia”
- Spanish: “Plaza de la Nacionalidad Oriental”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fuente Roma a la Ciudad de Montevideo and Plaza Genocidio Del Pueblo Armenio.
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