Libertador Avenue is a major avenue in Montevideo , Uruguay . It stretches north from the Legislative Palace in Aguada to Plaza Fabini in Centro , and is named after Juan Antonio Lavalleja , revolutionary figure and politician, who led the group of the Thirty-Three Orientals in the insurrection for the independence of Oriental Province .
6-674: In its beginnings it was called Agraciada Avenue, but in the 1920s the Agraciada Diagonal project was carried out, which consisted of widening the road, which required the demolition of buildings such as the original façade of the Church of Our Lady of the Mount Carmel . The new diagonal joined the Legislative Palace , which was inaugurated in 1925, with the central business district . In the 1940s, buildings such as
12-492: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Montevideo -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nuestra Se%C3%B1ora del Carmen, Aguada, Montevideo The Church of Our Lady of the Mount Carmel ( Spanish : Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen ), popularly known as Iglesia de la Aguada , is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay . Originally there
18-595: The General Artigas railway station , and is where the President and Vice President parade to Plaza Independencia after taking the oath at the General Assembly in each inauguration. The main landmarks across this avenue are: 34°54′11″S 56°11′35″W / 34.9031°S 56.1931°W / -34.9031; -56.1931 This Uruguayan road or road transport-related article
24-609: The 1930s, as a result of the construction of the Diagonal Agraciada , its neoclassical façade had to be demolished and rebuilt in 1935 by the architects Elzeario Boix y Horacio Terra. There are other churches in Uruguay dedicated to Our Lady of the Mount Carmel: 34°53′37.3″S 56°11′17.3″W / 34.893694°S 56.188139°W / -34.893694; -56.188139 This article about
30-550: The headquarters of the State Insurance Bank and the National Administration of Fuels, Alcohol and Portland (ANCAP) were erected. Despite being 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long, it carries a large amount of traffic, as it serves as an entrance to the barrio Centro and Ciudad Vieja from the north of the city. Libertador Avenue crosses Isabella I of Castile Square, located one block from
36-549: Was a small church where, in 1829, the First Constituent Assembly was summoned. The current temple it was created in 1861 and built in 1890 , in a neoclassical style with two bell towers on its main façade. It was declared a parish on September 8, 1866 by the bishop of Montevideo Jacinto Vera . The church is dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel , a very popular devotion of the Virgin Mary . In
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