palaces in Montevideo

Q: In what architectural styles are the historic buildings of Montevideo built?

The Uruguayan capital displays an eclectic style, from the colonial Baroque Cathedral of San Fernando (1726) to the Art Deco Palace of Estevez (1873). Of particular interest is the modernist Torre de las Communicaciónes building (2000) with a revolving restaurant. The Positos Quarter is built up with luxurious mansions of the XIX century in the styles of neoclassicism and French bos-ara.

Q: Where to go to Montevideo with children for educational rest?

The Musée del Gaucho displays authentic Uruguayan cowboy household items - vicuña wool ponchos, silver spurs and a mate collection. Interactive Museo del Futuro offers children experiments with robotics and VR technologies. On the coast there is an aquarium with rare freshwater fish of the Rio de la Plata.

Q: Where in Montevideo are the most atmospheric places for photo shoots?

Rambla Boulevard with a 22-kilometer promenade offers panoramas of La Plata Bay and picturesque sunsets. In the park Rodo photogenic sculptures "La Carreta" Francesco Sosa and rotunda 1910. Sarandi Street in the Old Town has preserved eighteenth-century paving stones and graffiti by Uruguayan artists.

Q: What little-known facts are associated with the sights of Montevideo?

At the base of the Pharo de Punta Brava lighthouse, a time capsule with newspapers from 1876 is walled up. The Mercado del Puerto building was built in England and was assembled in Uruguay as a designer - its cast-iron columns were cast in Liverpool. In the basements of the Solis Theatre there are still tunnels used by smugglers in the XIX century.

Q: What famous figures have left their mark on the history of Montevideo?

In the house on the street Itusaingo lived the writer Jorge Luis Borges, who described the city in the story “Aleph”. Artist Joaquin Torres Garcia created the Montevideo School of Constructive Universalism, whose mosaics adorn the facades. Enrico Caruso and Anna Pavlova performed at the Verdi Theatre during their world tours.

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