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Plaza de Cagancha

Name: Plaza de Cagancha
Address: Montevideo, Departamento de Montevideo, UY

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Andrey

June 10, 2019

Emblem of the montevidean culture One of the intersections that cross the area of Avenida 18 de Julio where Plaza Libertad is located, in addition to the Avenida General Rondeau, is the Passage of Human Rights, which was established in 1836 and which gives it a deep symbolic and significant dimension to this city space that is so linked to its history. The square had its genesis in unison parallel to the birth of the republic, beginning to be built in 1836 as the central square of the entire layout of the so-called "New City" designed by the engineer José María Reyes, outside the boundaries of the walled enclosure of the colonial period and as a response to the need to expand the territory of a capital in full expansionist boom. In 1840 it received its name, which refers to the battle waged a year before, in 1839, when General Rivera defeated the invading forces of the government of Buenos Aires. Seeking to seal the conciliation between the traditional parties of the time, in 1867 its iconic Column of Peace was inaugurated and thus began to take its characteristic form. With the passage of time, the square went through various transformations that, throughout its history, were shaping and giving new meaning to this central point of Montevideo. During the glorious 900 Uruguayan, robust buildings began to be built in its vicinity, with styles that began to contrast strongly with its original style, adjusted to the classicism and sobriety that, until then, had so much characterized Plaza de Cagancha. In this way, in 1994 an intense series of new interventions was developed in the square, generating spaces more suited to modern needs, more picturesque environments; characterized by diverse specimens of vegetation and a beautiful fountain with neoclassical and romantic elements, as well as the renovation of some elements in the floor and the decoration that gave it a much more contemporary touch. At present, the Plaza Cagancha is a typically Uruguayan place, diverse, peaceful and serene, but always in movement, with cultural proposals of all kinds (especially during the carnival and candombe parades) and a very important meeting point for the demonstrations, being par excellence one of the most significant sites in which the Uruguayan people are concentrated to be heard.

Roger Danielle

November 26, 2018

Public square with trees and benches.

Santiago

February 6, 2018

La Plaza de Cagancha es una de las plazas características de la capital uruguaya, Montevideo. Se encuentra ubicada en el Centro, en la principal arteria montevideana, la Avenida 18 de Julio. Es conocida también como Plaza Cagancha o Plaza Libertad, aunque la auténtica Plaza Libertad se encuentra en el barrio Ituzaingó, cerca del Hipódromo de Maroñas. La columna de la paz, situada en dicha plaza, es el kilómetro cero de las carreteras nacionales.