Plazoleta de la Contraescarpa

Plazoleta de la Contraescarpa is a park in , . Plazoleta de la Contraescarpa is situated nearby to the office building , as well as near the theater building .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plaza Independencia and Museo Torres García.

Square
Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.
is the main public square of , . 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. is situated 320 metres northeast of Plazoleta de la Contraescarpa.

Museum
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is located in the historic of where unusual portraits of historical icons and cubist paintings akin to Picasso's paintings, painted by Joaquín Torres García are exhibited. is situated 250 metres north of Plazoleta de la Contraescarpa.

Photo: Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an eclectic skyscraper at the intersection of and in the neighbourhood of , . is situated 400 metres northeast of Plazoleta de la Contraescarpa.

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
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY 3.0.
is a barrio of , . It borders to the west, to the north, to the east and the coastline to the south.

Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
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.

Plazoleta de la Contraescarpa

Latitude
-34.90868° or 34° 54′ 31″ south
Longitude
-56.20207° or 56° 12′ 7″ west
Open location code
48Q53QRX+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 995567563
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
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