Plazoleta de la Contraescarpa
Plazoleta de la Contraescarpa is a park in Municipio B, Montevideo Department. Plazoleta de la Contraescarpa is situated nearby to the office building AEBU Building, as well as near the theater building Sala Camacuá.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plaza Independencia and Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral.
Plaza Independencia
Square
Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.
Plaza Independencia is the most important city square in Montevideo, Uruguay, laid out in the 19th century in the area occupied by the Citadel of Montevideo. Plaza Independencia is situated 320 metres northeast of Plazoleta de la Contraescarpa.
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 280 metres northwest of Plazoleta de la Contraescarpa.
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. Museo Torres García is situated 250 metres north of Plazoleta de la Contraescarpa.
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.
Plazoleta de la Contraescarpa
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Municipio B, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
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Latitude
-34.90868° or 34° 54′ 31″ southLongitude
-56.20207° or 56° 12′ 7″ westOpen location code
48Q53QRX+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 995567563OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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