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18 de Julio Avenue
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Street in Montevideo, Uruguay
18 de Julio Avenue Obelisk of Montevideo Plaza Independencia es Avenida 18 de Julio Montevideo, Uruguay 18 de Julio Avenue and Gaucho Tower seen from Plaza Independencia. Plaza Independencia de Montevideo.jpg
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Avenida 18 de Julio, or 18 de Julio Avenue, is the most important avenue in Montevideo, Uruguay.2017-11-06 La reforma que quitará los autos de 18 de Julio - InfoCasas https://www.infocasas.com.uy/blog/la-reforma-que-quitara-los-autos-de-18-de-julio 2022-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20171106125241/https://www.infocasas.com.uy/blog/la-reforma-que-quitara-los-autos-de-18-de-julio 6 November 2017 dead It is named after the date when the country's first Constitution was sworn in, on July 18, 1830.
It starts from Plaza Independencia at the limits of the Ciudad Vieja (the Old City), crosses the barrios Centro and Cordón and ends at the Obelisk of Montevideo in Tres Cruces, where it meets Artigas Boulevard.2021-02-28 Centro y Cordón Descubrí Montevideo https://www.descubrimontevideo.uy/es/centro-y-cordon 2022-05-21 2021-02-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20210228062314/https://www.descubrimontevideo.uy/es/centro-y-cordon bot: unknown Although not the widest or longest avenue of the city, it is considered as the most important of Montevideo, both as a commercial center and because of the many tourist attractions along its length.2021-01-20 "Paseo de compras a cielo abierto": parte de 18 de Julio será peatonal los sábados - Información - 20/05/2020 - EL PAÍS Uruguay https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/sociedad/paseo-compras-cielo-abierto-parte-julio-sera-peatonal-sabados.html 2022-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20210120050707/https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/sociedad/paseo-compras-cielo-abierto-parte-julio-sera-peatonal-sabados.html 20 January 2021 dead It is also the district of Montevideo, as well as Ciudad Vieja, where art deco architecture is best preserved, an example of which is the Rinaldi, Díaz and Salvo palaces.2020-08-27 El art déco y Uruguay, un recorrido de casi un siglo https://www.lavanguardia.com/ocio/viajes/20200820/482915051633/uruguay-art-deco-recorrido-edificios-montevideo.html 2022-05-21 La Vanguardia es
History
Avenida 18 de Julio was conceived as the axis of the "New City", after the 1829 Constituent Assembly decreed the demolition of the city's walls and fortifications.2021-07-18 18 de Julio: la historia de la principal avenida de Montevideo - 18/07/2021 - EL PAÍS Uruguay https://www.elpais.com.uy/domingo/julio-historia-principal-avenida-montevideo.html 2022-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20210718181518/https://www.elpais.com.uy/domingo/julio-historia-principal-avenida-montevideo.html 18 July 2021 dead The avenue was designed in a straight line, up to Médanos Street (current Javier Various Amorín St.) where it forked between Camino Maldonado (east extension of current 18 de Julio Avenue) and Estanzuela (current Constituent Avenue).2021-02-25 Avenida 18 de Julio Centro de Fotografía de Montevideo https://cdf.montevideo.gub.uy/fotografias/avenida-18-de-julio 2022-05-21 2021-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20210225073907/https://cdf.montevideo.gub.uy/fotografias/avenida-18-de-julio bot: unknown
With the expansion of the city, the Plaza de Cagancha was chosen as the nerve center, which is why the "zero kilometer" of Uruguay was established there, where the country's road system begins.Kilómetro cero en Plaza Cagancha https://www.gub.uy/junta-departamental-montevideo/comunicacion/comunicados/kilometro-cero-plaza-cagancha 2022-05-21 Junta Departamental Montevideo es In the center of the square stands the Statue of Peace with a total height of 17 meters and inaugurated in 1867 in tribute to the peace that ended the civil war between the "traditional parties" —the National and the Colorado— two years earlier.2021-02-08 Columna de la Paz Intendencia de Montevideo. https://montevideo.gub.uy/areas-tematicas/planificacion/patrimonio/columna-de-la-paz 2022-05-21 2021-02-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20210208111220/https://montevideo.gub.uy/areas-tematicas/planificacion/patrimonio/columna-de-la-paz bot: unknown
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Landmarks
The main landmarks across this avenue are:
Artigas Mausoleum, located at the beginning of the avenue in Plaza Independencia
Palacio Salvo
Edificio Lapido
Plaza Fabini
City Hall of Montevideo
Iglesia del Cordón
Universidad de la República
Obelisk of Montevideo, located at the end of the avenue when it meets Artigas Boulevard.
Edificio London París
Images
See also
Website of the Municipality of Montevideo
References
External links
18 de Julio Avenue Photos
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Category:Streets in Montevideo
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Category:Tres Cruces
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