- Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo
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Ciudad Vieja — Barrio — Plaza Independencia Street map of Ciudad Vieja Location of Ciudad Vieja in Montevideo Coordinates: 34°54′24″S 56°12′30″W / 34.90667°S 56.20833°WCoordinates: 34°54′24″S 56°12′30″W / 34.90667°S 56.20833°W Country Uruguay Department Montevideo Department City Montevideo Ciudad Vieja (Spanish pronunciation: [θjuˈðað ˈβjexa], Old City) is the name of the oldest part of the city of Montevideo, capital city of Uruguay. Nowadays, Ciudad Vieja is a barrio (neighbourhood or district) of this city. In the last couple of years it has gone through a major transformation that has made it the main nightlife centre in town. It is in this area where most of the nightclubs are, and also it hosts the 'Mercado del Puerto' a traditional venue for Uruguayan food and beverages. The main port of Uruguay (being the main Big Draft port in southern South America) is located in Ciudad Vieja.
Part of this transformation is due to the campaign made by the mayor since this part of the city had been in a state of abandonment for decades.
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Early history
Until 1829 it was surrounded by a wall that protected it from possible invasions, though the defences. After the wall was torn down, the only part of it that was kept was its gateway, which is up to this day an emblem of this part of town. Some streets remind the presence of the wall, like Ciudadela (citadel) or Brecha (breach), which has this name due to the fact that it was near but at this point that the British managed to open a breach on the wall during the 1807 British invasion. The old street Sarandí was turned into a pedestrian walkway in 1992, which increased its commercial and tourist attractiveness. In 2005 it was extended to beyond the Constitution Square.
Ciudad Vieja has the most beautiful buildings from the colonial era and the first decades of independence. The Cabildo (built between 1804 and 1812), the Solís Theatre, the Metropolitan Cathedral and several museums, like the Museo Torres García[1] are among the most impressive ones. Also several design shops and recycled loft floors flourish in the streets near the port.
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- Intendencia de Montevideo / Historia de la Ciudad Vieja
- Fotos of Ciudad Vieja
- History of Barrio Guruyú
Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo Main streets Peatonal Sarandí · Peatonal Pérez Castellano · Rambla 25 de Agosto & Rambla Francia
Squares Monuments Churches Architecture Executive Tower · Solís Theatre · Palacio Taranco · Club Uruguay · Casa de Francisco Gómez (Junta Departamental) · Hotel Colón · Casa Central del Banco República · Mercado del Puerto · Direción Nacional de AduanasMuseums Palacio Estévez · Municipal Historic Museum and Archive (Cabildo) · Museo de Artes Decorativas · Museo Histórico National · Museo Romántico · Museo de Arte Precolombino e Indígena · Museo Torres García · Museo Figari · Museo Gurvich · Sala de Arte "Carlos Federico Sáez" · Museo del CarnavalEntertainment Solís Theatre · Radisson Plaza CasinoHotels Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel · Hotel PalacioBarrios of Montevideo Ciudad Vieja • Centro • Barrio Sur • Aguada • Villa Muñoz • Cordón • Palermo • Parque Rodó • Tres Cruces • La Comercial • Larrañaga • La Blanqueada • Parque Batlle / Villa Dolores • Pocitos • Punta Carretas • Unión • Buceo • Malvín • Malvín Norte • Las Canteras • Punta Gorda • Carrasco • Carrasco Norte • Bañados de Carrasco • Flor de Maroñas • Maroñas / Parque Guaraní • Villa Española • Ituzaingó • Castro Castellanos • Mercado Modelo / Bolívar • Brazo Oriental • Jacinto Vera • La Figurita • Reducto • Capurro / Bella Vista • Prado / Nueva Savona • Atahualpa • Aires Puros • Paso de las Duranas • Belvedere • La Teja • Tres Ombúes / Pueblo Victoria • Villa del Cerro • Casabó / Pajas Blancas • La Paloma / Tomkinson • Paso de la Arena / Los Bulevares / Santiago Vázquez • Nuevo París • Conciliación • Sayago • Peñarol / Lavalleja • Colón Centro y Noroeste • Lezica / Melilla • Colón Sudeste / Abayubá • Manga / Toledo Chico • Casavalle • Cerrito de la Victoria • Las Acacias • Jardines del Hipódromo • Piedras Blancas • Manga • Punta de Rieles / Bella Italia • Villa García / Manga Rural
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