Punta Carretas Shopping is a

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. It is located in the neighborhood

Punta Carretas Punta Carretas is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Location Punta Carretas shares borders with Parque Rodó and Pocitos to the north, while from east south and west, it is delimited by the coastline, including the ...

History

The shopping center is located in the Punta Carretas Penitentiary building, originally opened in 1915. For decades, this penitentiary and the Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart were the only important buildings in the neighborhood. In 1971, in a turbulent time for the country, the spectacular flight of more than 100 prisoners took place, Tupamaro guerrillas. Towards the end of 1986, after an imposing mutiny, it was evicted and remained empty for a few years. In 1992 it was decided to start recycling and remodeling the property. The old Penitentiary opened its doors as the Punta Carretas Shopping in 1994.{{Cite web, title=Acerca de Nosotros, url=https://www.puntacarretas.com.uy/planifica-tu-visita/acerca-de-nosotros/, access-date=2020-07-28, website=Punta Carretas Shopping, language=en-US

Recycling Project

The recycling project was by the Argentine architect Juan Carlos López (author of

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and

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) and the Uruguayan architect Casildo Rodríguez. The shopping mall is made of stone and masonry, it has 210 stores, 4 escalators and 3 conventional ones. The arch and the exterior façade of the prison remain.

Image gallery

File:Shopping - panoramio (2).jpg, Arch File:McDonald's Montevideo.jpg, McDonald's restaurant outside File:'Tis the Season... for shopping (2096701770).jpg, Christmas decoration File:2016 Punta Carretas Shopping ex Establecimiento Penitenciario de Punta Carretas. Montevideo.jpg, Facade File:Shopping Pta Carretas 02.JPG, View of the Sheraton Hotel from the entrance of the mall

References

Punta Carretas Shopping malls established in 1994 Shopping malls in Montevideo 1994 establishments in Uruguay