Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Montevideo, Uruguay

The Sala Zitarrosa is a cultural space in the city of Montevideo.Located in the historic Palacio Rex, in the center of Montevideo.

Wikipedia: Sala Zitarrosa (ES)

El Museo del Gaucho y la Moneda es un museo en uruguayo dedicado al rescate cultural e histórico del país. Dicha institución surge a iniciativa del Directorio del Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay.

Wikipedia: Museo del Gaucho y la Moneda (ES), Website

The Centro de Fotografía de Montevideo, Uruguay, (CdF) is a photography center dedicated to the conservation, documentation, generation, investigation, and dissemination of photographic images of interest to Uruguayans and Latin Americans. It is part of the Information and Communication Division of the City of Montevideo.

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Palacio Salvo is a building at the intersection of 18 de Julio Avenue and Plaza Independencia in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was designed by the architect Mario Palanti, an Italian immigrant living in Buenos Aires, who used a similar design for his Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Finished in 1928, Palacio Salvo stands 100 m (330 ft) high with the antenna included. It was the tallest building in Latin America for a brief period.

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The Government House Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of the heads of state of Uruguay and their respective governments, its collection preserves much of the democratic history of the country. It is located inside the Estévez Palace, the historic Government House of Uruguay.

Wikipedia: Museo de la Casa de Gobierno (ES)

The Artigas Mausoleum is a monument to Uruguayan hero José Artigas, located in Plaza Independencia, in the neighbourhood of Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo. It opened in 1977. Artigas's remains are kept in an underground room underneath the statue. The monument is guarded by two traditional guards called "Blandengues de Artigas".

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Puerta de la Ciudadela is one of the few remaining parts of the wall that surrounded the oldest part of the city of Montevideo, the citadel, which was torn down in 1829.This drawbridge over a moat was built in 1745 as the only entrance to the city. It is located by Plaza Independencia, in Ciudad Vieja.

Wikipedia: Gateway of the Citadel (EN)

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. The museum was established by Manolita Piña Torres, the widow of Torres Garcia after his death in 1949 who also set up the García Torres Foundation, a private non-profit organization which organizes the paintings, drawings, original writings, archives, objects and furniture designed by the painter as well as the photographs, magazines and publications related to him.

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Montevideo's Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual is located in the Ciudad Vieja neighborhood, at the end of the Policía Vieja passage between Sarandí and Bartolomé Mitre streets.

Wikipedia: Plaza y monolito de la diversidad sexual (ES)

The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Vincent Pallotti, popularly known as Iglesia de Lourdes, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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The Numismatic Museum is a Uruguayan museum dedicated to the numismatic history of the country. It is located at 777 Ingeniero Fabini Avenue, on the mezzanine floor of the Central Bank of Uruguay, in the Old City of Montevideo.

Wikipedia: Museo Numismático del Banco Central del Uruguay (ES)

The Andes Museum 1972 is located in The Old City in Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay.

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Plaza de la Constitución, also known as Plaza Matriz, is the oldest city square in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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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.

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The Casa de Fructuoso Rivera is the main headquarters of the National Historical Museum of Uruguay, located in the Old City of Montevideo.

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The Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Wikipedia: Parroquia San Francisco de Asís, Montevideo (EN)

The Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art is an ethnographic museum located in Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo, Uruguay, dedicated to the indigenous cultures of different parts of Latin America.

Wikipedia: Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art (EN)

The Synagogue of the Sephardic Jewish Community is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Ciudad Vieja neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay.

Wikipedia: Comunidad Israelita Sefaradí (EN)

The Charity Chapel, better known as Capilla del Hospital Maciel, is a Roman Catholic chapel in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Wikipedia: Capilla de la Caridad del Hospital Maciel, Montevideo (EN)

The Carnival Museum is located at 25 De Mayo Street in the "Ciudad Vieja" in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was built in November 2006.

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The Mercado del Puerto is a gastronomic and cultural promenade in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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