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August 6th, 2008, 05:07 AM
Montevideo, is the largest city, capital and chief port of Uruguay. Montevideo is the primary city in Uruguay, the only city in the country with a population over 1,700,000. Montevideo has a privileged harbour, one of the most important in the Americas. Also, it has beautiful beaches, like Pocitos, Buceo, Malvín, Playa de los Ingleses, Playa Verde, Punta Gorda and Carrasco. Many monuments and museums cover the city, as well as historic buildings and squares. The city's mayor is Ricardo Ehrlich. According to the Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Montevideo is the Latin American city with the highest quality of life (followed by Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile). See also La Nación -Chilean newspaper article that mentions the three Latin American cities with highest quality of life according to the MHRC 2007 investigation.
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oceanographic museum:
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antel tower
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street views
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libertador avenue, with the legislative palace at the end
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towers of the world trade center montevideo (100 mts c/u)
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4096/1018924288904df9e60byh6lj6.jpg
independence square........ ciudadela entrance and salvo palace (100 mts, the highest building in america when it was finished).
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http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6714/207362384791f1ec70dcqx5.jpg
sculpture of José Artigas, the most important uruguayan hero, downstairs: the mausoleo of Artigas, the place where the rests of this hero are.
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/9066/317831654c65c112280xt1.jpg
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mausoleo of Artigas, with the blandengues security
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/2228/477817011218295a575zc7.jpg
saw:
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legislative palace, uruguayan parliament
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other
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montevideo municipal gobernament
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/169/537973135fbdf2cb991gs4.jpg
clinical hospital Dr. manuel quintela (one of the biggest hospitals in america)
with 110.000 sf. (mt.2) and 23 floors, with 6 buildings interconnected
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5441/4514591446a6ecaf2cbol9.jpg
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3264/118718152252f865c887vc0.jpg
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cerro de montevideo (in spanish)............montevideo mountain (i don't know hay to say cerro in english)
El Cerro de Montevideo, el cual figura en el cuartel superior de la derecha del Escudo de Uruguay como símbolo de fuerza, está ubicado adyacente a la bahía de Montevideo. Con 132 metros de altura, fue un punto estratégico para proteger el puerto durante la colonización de América, y en 1717 el militar español Bruno Mauricio de Zabala hizo construir en la cima un fuerte que denominó Fuerte de San Miguel, actualmente denominado Fortaleza General Artigas y utilizado como museo. El faro que posee está ubicado a una altura de 148 metros, lo que permite que la entrada al puerto de Montevideo sea más segura.
Sobre la falda del Cerro de Montevideo se han construido desde principios del siglo XX diversos barrios, habitados mayoritariamente por descendientes de inmigrantes de toda Europa: España, Italia, Lituania, Polonia, Rusia, Armenia, etcétera, y las calles han sido denominadas con los nombres de esos países.
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the cerro fort
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http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4928/784017181b77d240e25hf2.jpg
view from fort
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other skylines
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solis theatre (in spanish)
El Teatro Solís de la ciudad de Montevideo (Uruguay) fue inaugurado en el año 1856 en presencia del presidente Gabriel Antonio Pereira, con la representación de la ópera Ernani de Verdi, aunque la idea de tener una sala de nivel internacional en la capital de la joven república existía casi desde el nacimiento de ésta.
Toma su nombre del navegante español Juan Díaz de Solís, que fue el comandante de la primera expedición europea que penetró en el Río de la Plata. Antes de elegirse ese nombre se habían puestos a consideración otros, como Teatro del Progreso, Teatro de la Empresa, Teatro del Sol (por el gran sol que corona la fachada del edificio), y Empresa del Teatro de Solís.
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el foyer (palabra francesa que significa: sala de estar, era el lugar en donde los reyes en los grandes teatros recibían a sus invitados)
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5899/p0101jt7.jpg
cristal lamp
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7163/pb0304lf4.jpg
principal scenario
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4868/pb0503gq2.jpg
roof and the big cristal lamp
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1285/pb0602xm4.jpg
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7399/pb0703pn7.jpg
other photos
centenario stadium, with 80.000 seats, whe it was built was the biggest stadium in the world, and here took place the first football world cup in 1930
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4043/54usnh7.jpg
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port district
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old town
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metropolitan cathedral (1740)
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photos from flickr.
photos!!!!
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oceanographic museum:
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antel tower
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street views
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libertador avenue, with the legislative palace at the end
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/47/332212048872698379bodi6.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9936/396448753b85c19286ebzt8.jpg
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towers of the world trade center montevideo (100 mts c/u)
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4096/1018924288904df9e60byh6lj6.jpg
independence square........ ciudadela entrance and salvo palace (100 mts, the highest building in america when it was finished).
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3778/42961318004ca105787obc3no6.jpg
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6714/207362384791f1ec70dcqx5.jpg
sculpture of José Artigas, the most important uruguayan hero, downstairs: the mausoleo of Artigas, the place where the rests of this hero are.
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/9066/317831654c65c112280xt1.jpg
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6374/1498856537c651a857cdzz9.jpg
mausoleo of Artigas, with the blandengues security
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/2228/477817011218295a575zc7.jpg
saw:
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3259/1158005travelpicturemonir8.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4858/a3mg7.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3636/dsc005556hm3dt7.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2540/mdeo50pi5ba3.jpg
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5448/puertitobuceo14hcpe4yk5.jpg
legislative palace, uruguayan parliament
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4907/2931247397aa71234c2ocv8.jpg
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/5226/18020545553b053dbe71ov5.jpg
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3296/downtownmontevideodx9.jpg
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other
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http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3048/438809655852c6497beta1.jpg
montevideo municipal gobernament
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/169/537973135fbdf2cb991gs4.jpg
clinical hospital Dr. manuel quintela (one of the biggest hospitals in america)
with 110.000 sf. (mt.2) and 23 floors, with 6 buildings interconnected
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5441/4514591446a6ecaf2cbol9.jpg
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3264/118718152252f865c887vc0.jpg
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/982/1990206116dcc5b09784yq5.jpg
cerro de montevideo (in spanish)............montevideo mountain (i don't know hay to say cerro in english)
El Cerro de Montevideo, el cual figura en el cuartel superior de la derecha del Escudo de Uruguay como símbolo de fuerza, está ubicado adyacente a la bahía de Montevideo. Con 132 metros de altura, fue un punto estratégico para proteger el puerto durante la colonización de América, y en 1717 el militar español Bruno Mauricio de Zabala hizo construir en la cima un fuerte que denominó Fuerte de San Miguel, actualmente denominado Fortaleza General Artigas y utilizado como museo. El faro que posee está ubicado a una altura de 148 metros, lo que permite que la entrada al puerto de Montevideo sea más segura.
Sobre la falda del Cerro de Montevideo se han construido desde principios del siglo XX diversos barrios, habitados mayoritariamente por descendientes de inmigrantes de toda Europa: España, Italia, Lituania, Polonia, Rusia, Armenia, etcétera, y las calles han sido denominadas con los nombres de esos países.
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6807/293124712947f68c7e5ew3.jpg
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5489/8638189690448686fe2hy9.jpg
the cerro fort
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/2819/783937009bdba154be1zc5.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4928/784017181b77d240e25hf2.jpg
view from fort
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/6027/8766777731d637cf500om7.jpg
other skylines
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/2179/28295266227ab129285mb6.jpg
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http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/8316/3322167469fd33279e3wf2.jpg
solis theatre (in spanish)
El Teatro Solís de la ciudad de Montevideo (Uruguay) fue inaugurado en el año 1856 en presencia del presidente Gabriel Antonio Pereira, con la representación de la ópera Ernani de Verdi, aunque la idea de tener una sala de nivel internacional en la capital de la joven república existía casi desde el nacimiento de ésta.
Toma su nombre del navegante español Juan Díaz de Solís, que fue el comandante de la primera expedición europea que penetró en el Río de la Plata. Antes de elegirse ese nombre se habían puestos a consideración otros, como Teatro del Progreso, Teatro de la Empresa, Teatro del Sol (por el gran sol que corona la fachada del edificio), y Empresa del Teatro de Solís.
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/2500/imagen1es9.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/9133/19014513072be2f69334ue3.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/6874/534096677380c37f9abks2.jpg
el foyer (palabra francesa que significa: sala de estar, era el lugar en donde los reyes en los grandes teatros recibían a sus invitados)
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5899/p0101jt7.jpg
cristal lamp
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7163/pb0304lf4.jpg
principal scenario
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4868/pb0503gq2.jpg
roof and the big cristal lamp
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1285/pb0602xm4.jpg
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7399/pb0703pn7.jpg
other photos
centenario stadium, with 80.000 seats, whe it was built was the biggest stadium in the world, and here took place the first football world cup in 1930
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4043/54usnh7.jpg
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port district
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9879/1276196882c5c8eee6boa4.jpg
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http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9516/14338236911f83ad9515brc3.jpg
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http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/651/dsc002933jrra1.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/8022/lad1238ex5mdup3.jpg
old town
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/9700/3044723199b11019c32hb4.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/5677/32593089433beb2c3a9eu2.jpg
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metropolitan cathedral (1740)
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9646/14803787441c6ec657f0fp9.jpg
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