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The Parque Urquiza (Urquiza Park) is a public
urban park
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in
Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...
,
Argentina
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. It is located in the southeastern end of the city center, on top of the
Paraná River
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ravine
A ravine is a landform that is narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streambank erosion.Pellegrini Avenue. Its name is an homage to General
Justo José de Urquiza
Justo José de Urquiza y García (; October 18, 1801 – April 11, 1870) was an Argentine general and politician who served as president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.
Life
Justo José de Urquiza y García was b ...
, President of the
Argentine Confederation
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from 1854 to 1860.
The park hosts an open-air stage (the Humberto de Nito Municipal
Amphitheater
An amphitheatre (British English) or amphitheater (American English; both ) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports. The term derives from the ancient Greek ('), from ('), meaning "on both sides" or "around" and ...
, with a 3,000-people capacity), the Municipal Astronomic Complex (comprising the Luis Cándido Carballo
Planetarium
A planetarium ( planetariums or ''planetaria'') is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation.
A dominant feature of most planetarium ...
, the Víctor Capolongo
Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysical, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. His ...
, and the Experimental Science Museum), a large
bas-relief
Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces are bonded to a solid background of the same material. The term ''relief'' is from the Latin verb ''relevo'', to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that the ...
called ''The Sower'', a monument to General Urquiza, and the former Rosario station of the
Ferrocarril Oeste Santafesino
The Santa Fe Western Railway (SFW, native name: Ferrocarril Oeste Santafesino) was an Argentine railway company which became British-owned in 1900 when it was taken over by the Central Argentine Railway. The company was based in the south of the ...
, as well as a fountain, a number of sculptures, sports fields and recreation areas.
Image:Parque Urquiza Rosario 1.jpg, A view of the park
Image:Justo José de Urquiza.jpg, Bust of Gen. Urquiza
File:Planetario de ciudad de Rosario 2018.jpg, Planetarium