Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Caracas, Venezuela

Plaza Italia is a public space located in the San Martín sector, Palo Grande Corner of the San Juan Parish of the Libertador Municipality of the Capital District, in the western part of the city of Caracas and in the north center of the South American country of Venezuela. It is located on Avenida San Martín just in front of the church of Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, inaugurated in 1935.

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The Parish Church "San Juan Bautista" is a Catholic temple located on San Martín Avenue, in front of the Plaza Capuchinos and to the right of the 19 de Abril School, in the San Juan Parish in the city of Caracas, Venezuela. It is a Catholic temple of worship that has three naves: the central nave, where the High Altar is located, and the side naves, one where the Blessed Sacrament is reserved, and in the other where an image of Christ Crucified can be seen. It also has a parish school and a parish office.

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Ezequiel Zamora Park, also known throughout its history as Paseo Guzmán Blanco - Paseo Independencia - Parque El Calvario - El Calvario, is a public space in Caracas, Venezuela located in the central part of that city west of the El Silencio Redevelopment, between the Catedral and San Juan parishes of the Libertador Municipality. It has an area of 17 hectares that occupy green areas, gardens, monuments and squares.

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The Arch of the Federation is a monument located in the Libertador municipality, west of the metropolitan district of Caracas, Venezuela; specifically located within the Ezequiel Zamora Park, in the center-west of the capital. It is colonial in style.

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The Junín Theater is a publicly owned theater located in the central part of the city of Caracas, specifically in the vicinity of Plaza O'Leary in the Libertador Municipality west of the metropolitan district of Caracas, in northern Venezuela.

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O'Leary Square is a public space in Caracas, Venezuela. It is located in the central area of that city, in the El Silencio Redevelopment of the Cathedral Parish of the Libertador Municipality; specifically between Bolívar, Sucre and San Martín avenues, a point known as the "Y". Its name is due to the Irishman Daniel O'Leary, who fought in the Venezuelan independence army along with Simón Bolívar, Antonio José de Sucre and José Antonio Páez.

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The Teatro Municipal of Caracas is an opera house in Venezuela. It was inaugurated by President Guzmán Blanco in 1881. The theatre was initially named after the president.

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Iglesia de San Francisco is a church in Caracas, Venezuela. Dedicated to Francis of Assisi, it was built in 1593 under the design of Antonio Ruiz Ullán as an annex of the Convent of San Francisco. The church is notable as being the situ where Simón Bolívar received the title "El Libertador" (1813). His funeral occurred here in 1842. During the 1900 San Narciso earthquake, the church was severely damaged.

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Bolívar Square in Caracas is one of the most important and recognized Venezuelan public spaces. It is located in the center of the first 25 blocks of Caracas when it was founded as "Santiago de León de Caracas" in 1567. It is in the historic center of the city in the Cathedral Parish of the Libertador Municipality.

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The main theater of Caracas is a space dedicated to the representation of operas, musical shows, cultural and plays. It is located in the historic center of the city of Caracas, Venezuela, specifically in the adjacencies of the Plaza Bolívar. It was inaugurated on April 18, 1931, being a work of the architect Gustavo Wallis Legórburu. In his time it was the first building in Venezuela that had a steel frame, front balcony and an acoustic treatment on the walls. It was also the second main cinema of the capital city with 760 seats for the public. In May 1935, the legendary Carlos Gardel offered one of his last performances since he would perish a month later on June 24 in Medellín (Colombia). Since then, this space is recognized by the Caracas as a symbolic site of the tango and the theater. In 1953 he was remodeled, which caused part of the Art Deco interior decoration. In 1990 it became a Mexican film room. It remained closed for several years until it was reopened in July 2011, within the framework of the Bicentennial of the Independence of Venezuela. This theater was reopened by the Government of the Capital District (GDC) and the Mayor's Office of Caracas, after a facade restoration process, lobby, monumental lighting, elevator, tramoya and scene. It has 710 seats, distributed in patio, 465; First balcony, 123; and second balcony, 122. This remodeling was not an isolated event, but was part of the recovery of the historic center of Caracas undertaken during the Hugo Chávez government that rescued old theaters, movie theaters and historical houses that had ended as commercial spaces Like shoe stores. The headquarters of Caracas and the District Theater Company are currently operating on it.

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The Basilica of Santa Capilla It is a Roman Catholic basilica in Caracas, Venezuela located at the corner of Santa Capilla on Avenida Urdaneta. It is located in the historic center of the city, in the Cathedral Parish of Libertador Municipality. On February 16, 1979 was declared a National Historic Landmark.

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The Ayacucho Theatre or Teatro Ayacucho is a cinema located in central Caracas, specifically in the Libertador Municipality parish in the west of the Caracas metropolitan district.

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The Cuartel de la Montaña 4F is a multipurpose building located in the Monte Piedad sector, in the 23 de Enero parish of the Libertador Municipality, in the Capital District of Caracas, the capital of Venezuela.

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