Plaza Zabala

Local namePlaza Zabala
LocationCiudad Vieja, Montevideo, Uruguay

Plaza Zabala is a plaza in the Ciudad Vieja of Montevideo, Uruguay. In late 1878, during the dictatorship of Colonel Lorenzo Latorre, it was decided to demolish the old fort and build a public square in its place. But for 12 years this site remained a wasteland. The Plaza finally came to be established only on December 31, 1890 when the equestrian statue of Bruno Mauricio de Zabala was installed. It was sculpted by the Spanish sculptor Lorenzo Coullaut Valera in collaboration with the Basque architect Pedro Muguruza Otaño and inaugurated on December 27, 1931.

The Plaza also now takes its name from Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, founder of the city. The monument has an oblique plan. This layout is distinctly different in an area which has streets laid in a checkerboard pattern in the historic district, marked by the gardens designed by the landscape architect French Eduardo André.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Zabala

Official website http://mnhn.gub.uy/

Email info@mnhn.gub.uy

Phone +598 2916 0908

Address 25 de Mayo 582, Montevideo 11000, Uruguay

Coordinates -34°54'27.606" N -56°12'29.321" E

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