Calle Avenida 18 de Julio esquina Tacuarembo - panoramio (1)

Avenida 18 de Julio, or 18 de Julio Avenue, is the most important

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in Montevideo,

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. It is named after the date on which the country's first Constitution was sworn in, on July 18, 1830. It starts from

Plaza Independencia Plaza Independencia () is the most important city square in Montevideo, Uruguay, laid out in the 19th century in the area occupied by the Citadel of Montevideo. In its center is a monument to General José Gervasio Artigas, and below it, his m ...

at the limits of the Ciudad Vieja (the Old City), crosses the barrios

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and

Cordón Cordón is a central '' barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay, located East of the Centro. Its main avenue is 18 de Julio Avenue. History Cordón was the first neighborhood to be created outside the walls of the old Cit ...

and ends at the

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Tres Cruces Tres Cruces is a '' barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Its name means "three crossings", referring to the three major transportation routes which intersect in the area: Avenida 18 de Julio, Bulevar Artigas and Avenida ...

, where it meets

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. 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. It is also the district of Montevideo, as well as Ciudad Vieja, where

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is best preserved, an example of which is the

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, Díaz and Salvo palaces.

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. 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). With the expansion of the city, the

Plaza de Cagancha Plaza de Cagancha () is a public square in '' barrio'' Centro of Montevideo, Uruguay. Located on 18 de Julio Avenue, the main avenue of the city, it originated in 1836 as the central space of the layout of the "Ciudad Nueva" ("new city"), outside ...

was chosen as the nerve center, which is why the "zero kilometer" of Uruguay was established there, where the country's road system begins. 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

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and the

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— two years earlier.

Landmarks

The main landmarks across this avenue are: *

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, located at the beginning of the avenue in

Palacio Salvo Palacio Salvo ( en, Salvo Palace) is a building at the intersection of 18 de Julio Avenue and Plaza Independencia in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was designed by the architect Mario Palanti, an Italian immigrant living in Buenos Aires, who used a simi ...

* Edificio Lapido * Plaza Fabini * City Hall of Montevideo * Iglesia del Cordón *

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, located at the end of the avenue when it meets

. * Edificio London París

Images

File:Montevideo, VIA DE 18 JULIO.jpg, Drawing of the Avenue in 1885 File:J34 589 Montevideo, Avenida 18 de Julio.jpg, View of the Avenue File:2016 Uruguay - cruce Avenida 18 de Julio con Arenal Grande Montevideo.jpg, 18 de Julio Ave. & Arenal Grande St. File:Plaza Cagancha - panoramio (1).jpg, Plaza Cagancha, which is crossed by 18 de Julio Ave. File:Mc Donalds - Calle 18 de Julio esquina Gaboto - panoramio.jpg,

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Restaurant in 18 de Julio Ave. & Gaboto St. File:Montevideo - Centro - Plaza Independencia - Avenida-18-Julio - Uruguay (35240170156).jpg, View of the Avenue from Plaza Independencia File:2016 Montevideo Avenida 18 de Julio entre Cuareim y Yí.jpg, 18 de Julio Ave. between Cuareim St. & Yí St.

References

External links

18 de Julio Avenue Photos
{{DEFAULTSORT:18 De Julio Avenue Streets in Montevideo Centro, Montevideo Cordón, Montevideo Tres Cruces Economy of Montevideo

History

Landmarks

Images

See also

References

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