daily menu » rate the banner | guess the city | one on one

Go Back   SkyscraperCity > Photo Forums > Cityscapes and Skyline Photos.

Cityscapes and Skyline Photos. Found urban images from all around the world not taken by you.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old July 30th, 2008, 08:32 PM   #1
mbuildings
díganme M.
 
mbuildings's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Posts: 5,295
Likes (Received): 15

MONTEVIDEO !!!!! THE URUGUAYAN CAPITAL CITY !!.....2

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.

photos from flickr.

photos!!!!













oceanographic museum:


............
















antel tower









street views

















libertador avenue, with the legislative palace at the end









towers of the world trade center montevideo (100 mts c/u)



independence square........ ciudadela entrance and salvo palace (100 mts, the highest building in america when it was finished).





sculpture of José Artigas, the most important uruguayan hero, downstairs: the mausoleo of Artigas, the place where the rests of this hero are.





mausoleo of Artigas, with the blandengues security



saw:











legislative palace, uruguayan parliament








...................................
other







montevideo municipal gobernament



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








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.






the cerro fort





view from fort



other skylines














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.







el foyer (palabra francesa que significa: sala de estar, era el lugar en donde los reyes en los grandes teatros recibían a sus invitados)



cristal lamp



principal scenario



roof and the big cristal lamp





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


..................................

port district


............................................................








old town



















metropolitan cathedral (1740)


............

























PLEASE DO NOT POST ANY PICTURE
__________________
"Cada persona forja su propia grandeza. Los enanos permanecerán enanos aunque se suban a los Alpes."

August von Kotzebue

3 años en SSC.

Last edited by mbuildings; August 7th, 2008 at 09:32 PM.
mbuildings no está en línea   Reply With Quote

Sponsored Links
 
Old July 31st, 2008, 12:55 AM   #2
AlexandraQ
Amo a biodiversidade!
 
AlexandraQ's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Brasil/Portugal
Posts: 347
Likes (Received): 5

Montevideo is beautiful and developed! Great pics!!!!
AlexandraQ no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Old July 31st, 2008, 05:10 AM   #3
thomyorke26
OPEN - END
 
thomyorke26's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Montreal, QC
Posts: 3,961
Likes (Received): 2

Montevideo is a quite charming city, excelent pics.
__________________
Lotus Flower

The Cure/Radiohead/Fleetwood Mac/Travis/Keane

The Same Deep Water As You / Disintegration


I Don´t Do Drugs, The Drugs Do Me

http://www.cureconnections.com/forum.php

J´aime beaucoup la cannabis
thomyorke26 no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Old July 31st, 2008, 07:21 PM   #4
mbuildings
díganme M.
 
mbuildings's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Posts: 5,295
Likes (Received): 15

thank's
__________________
"Cada persona forja su propia grandeza. Los enanos permanecerán enanos aunque se suban a los Alpes."

August von Kotzebue

3 años en SSC.
mbuildings no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Old August 4th, 2008, 04:33 PM   #5
mbuildings
díganme M.
 
mbuildings's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Posts: 5,295
Likes (Received): 15

Quote:
Originally Posted by AlexandraQ View Post
Montevideo is beautiful and developed! Great pics!!!!
I agree.
__________________
"Cada persona forja su propia grandeza. Los enanos permanecerán enanos aunque se suban a los Alpes."

August von Kotzebue

3 años en SSC.
mbuildings no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Old August 4th, 2008, 05:25 PM   #6
christos-greece
Moderator!
 
christos-greece's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 73,578
Likes (Received): 5168

Beautiful Montevideo
__________________
Urban Showcase: Athens Kalamata Trikala Thessaloniki
Cityscapes: Paris Barcelona Dubai, U.A.E. Monte Carlo, Monaco
General photography: Castles of France - Chateau de France and, since May of '08: Greece!
christos-greece está en línea ahora   Reply With Quote
Old August 5th, 2008, 01:00 PM   #7
mbuildings
díganme M.
 
mbuildings's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Posts: 5,295
Likes (Received): 15

one more:

__________________
"Cada persona forja su propia grandeza. Los enanos permanecerán enanos aunque se suban a los Alpes."

August von Kotzebue

3 años en SSC.

Last edited by mbuildings; August 6th, 2008 at 05:03 AM.
mbuildings no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Old August 7th, 2008, 09:31 PM   #8
mbuildings
díganme M.
 
mbuildings's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Posts: 5,295
Likes (Received): 15

comments.................
__________________
"Cada persona forja su propia grandeza. Los enanos permanecerán enanos aunque se suban a los Alpes."

August von Kotzebue

3 años en SSC.
mbuildings no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Old August 7th, 2008, 10:10 PM   #9
el palmesano
El palmesano
 
el palmesano's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Palma(Mallorca) y Montevideo
Posts: 32,684
Likes (Received): 729

good photos
el palmesano no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Old August 10th, 2008, 03:15 AM   #10
mbuildings
díganme M.
 
mbuildings's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Posts: 5,295
Likes (Received): 15

jaja......thank's:



__________________
"Cada persona forja su propia grandeza. Los enanos permanecerán enanos aunque se suban a los Alpes."

August von Kotzebue

3 años en SSC.
mbuildings no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Old August 10th, 2008, 08:16 AM   #11
Mr.Canello
F.O.A.D.
 
Mr.Canello's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Schrödersort
Posts: 6,406

Nice pics! I like a lot your country!
Greetz from Santa Catarina's state, South of Brazil!
__________________
100001000001001111010
Without God
Entomb your fear
Mr.Canello no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Old August 10th, 2008, 08:47 AM   #12
Gonzalo90uy
Registered User
 
Gonzalo90uy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Montevideo
Posts: 918
Likes (Received): 0

What an amazing thread! But... anyone from another country apart from Brazil? hehe
__________________
"Lo grave no es el pecado original, sino las fotocopias"
Mario Benedetti - "Despistes y franquezas"
Gonzalo90uy no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Old August 12th, 2008, 03:26 AM   #13
mbuildings
díganme M.
 
mbuildings's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Posts: 5,295
Likes (Received): 15

yes I know.......
__________________
"Cada persona forja su propia grandeza. Los enanos permanecerán enanos aunque se suban a los Alpes."

August von Kotzebue

3 años en SSC.
mbuildings no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Old August 14th, 2008, 11:03 PM   #14
mbuildings
díganme M.
 
mbuildings's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Posts: 5,295
Likes (Received): 15

.........
__________________
"Cada persona forja su propia grandeza. Los enanos permanecerán enanos aunque se suban a los Alpes."

August von Kotzebue

3 años en SSC.
mbuildings no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Old August 25th, 2008, 01:58 AM   #15
mbuildings
díganme M.
 
mbuildings's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Posts: 5,295
Likes (Received): 15

.............
__________________
"Cada persona forja su propia grandeza. Los enanos permanecerán enanos aunque se suban a los Alpes."

August von Kotzebue

3 años en SSC.
mbuildings no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Old September 10th, 2008, 06:01 PM   #16
italouru
Registered User
 
italouru's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Tampere
Posts: 480
Likes (Received): 1

Kauniita kuvia, hieno kaupunki!
Beautiful pictures, nice city!
Re buenas las fotos!!!

Saludos y Gracias, desde Helsinki Finlandia
italouru no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Old September 12th, 2008, 03:25 PM   #17
mbuildings
díganme M.
 
mbuildings's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Posts: 5,295
Likes (Received): 15



















__________________
"Cada persona forja su propia grandeza. Los enanos permanecerán enanos aunque se suban a los Alpes."

August von Kotzebue

3 años en SSC.
mbuildings no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Old September 14th, 2008, 02:05 PM   #18
mbuildings
díganme M.
 
mbuildings's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Posts: 5,295
Likes (Received): 15













__________________
"Cada persona forja su propia grandeza. Los enanos permanecerán enanos aunque se suban a los Alpes."

August von Kotzebue

3 años en SSC.
mbuildings no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Old September 14th, 2008, 02:19 PM   #19
Keano
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: London, Dublin, Amsterdam, The Hague (currently)
Posts: 109
Likes (Received): 0

Wow i had no idea, gorgeous looking city! Greetings from Ireland.......
Keano no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Old September 14th, 2008, 02:41 PM   #20
djwebo
BANNED
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 829
Likes (Received): 0

One of the most beautiful city in Latin America.
Thanks for the pictures, they all look awesome!
djwebo no está en línea   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT +2. The time now is 08:50 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Feedback Buttons provided by Advanced Post Thanks / Like v3.1.2 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2013 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
vBulletin Optimisation provided by vB Optimise (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2013 DragonByte Technologies Ltd. (Resources saved on this page: MySQL 23.08%)

SkyscraperCity ☆ High there, what's up!

Hosted by Blacksun, dedicated to this site too!
Forum server management by DaiTengu