Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Montevideo, Uruguay

Sacred Heart Church, popularly known as Iglesia del Seminario, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was established on 9 April 1891.

Wikipedia: Sagrado Corazón, Montevideo (EN)

The Montevideo Methodist Temple, is the central temple of the Methodist Church of Uruguay, it is located in the Cordón de Montevideo, on Constituyente Street.

Wikipedia: Templo Metodista (Uruguay) (ES)

The Monument to the Gaucho is a bronze equestrian sculpture on a pink granite pedestal, made by the Uruguayan sculptor José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín between 1922 and 1927. The statue is located on 18 de Julio Avenue in front of the municipal palace, in the heart of the city of Montevideo, and was declared a Historical Monument by decree of the Uruguayan Executive Power on September 8, 1976.

Wikipedia: Monumento al Gaucho (ES)

The Museum of Art History is an educational museum that exhibits various original pieces as well as replicas from different cultures and regions. It is located in the west wing of the Municipal Palace, in the heart of Montevideo.

Wikipedia: Museo de Historia del Arte (ES), Website

The Eduardo Iglesias Automobile Museum is a museum in the city of Montevideo dependent on the Automobile Club of Uruguay, it is located on Colonia Street at the corner of Yi, inside the building of the Central Service Station.

Wikipedia: Museo del Automóvil Eduardo Iglesias (ES), Website

The Tile Museum is a museum belonging to the Municipal Government of Montevideo located at 1444 Yi Street in Uruguay.

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Victoria Hall is an historic building located in Centro, Montevideo, Uruguay.

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The Church of Saint Michael Garicoits, popularly known as Iglesia de los Vascos is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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The National Auditorium of Sodre Dr. Adela Reta is a venue located in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is named after the lawyer, former minister and president of the Official Service of Broadcasting, Television and Entertainment, Adela Reta (1921–2001).

Wikipedia: Sodre National Auditorium (EN), Website

The Numismatic Museum is a Uruguayan museum dedicated to the numismatic history of the country. It is located at 777 Ingeniero Fabini Avenue, on the mezzanine floor of the Central Bank of Uruguay, in the Old City of Montevideo.

Wikipedia: Museo Numismático del Banco Central del Uruguay (ES)

The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Vincent Pallotti, popularly known as Iglesia de Lourdes, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes y San Vicente Pallotti (EN), Website

Montevideo's Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual is located in the Ciudad Vieja neighborhood, at the end of the Policía Vieja passage between Sarandí and Bartolomé Mitre streets.

Wikipedia: Plaza y monolito de la diversidad sexual (ES)

The Museo Torres García is located in the historic Ciudad Vieja of Montevideo where unusual portraits of historical icons and cubist paintings akin to Picasso's paintings, painted by Joaquín Torres García are exhibited. The museum was established by Manolita Piña Torres, the widow of Torres Garcia after his death in 1949 who also set up the García Torres Foundation, a private non-profit organization which organizes the paintings, drawings, original writings, archives, objects and furniture designed by the painter as well as the photographs, magazines and publications related to him.

Wikipedia: Museo Torres García (EN), Website

Puerta de la Ciudadela is one of the few remaining parts of the wall that surrounded the oldest part of the city of Montevideo, the citadel, which was torn down in 1829.This drawbridge over a moat was built in 1745 as the only entrance to the city. It is located by Plaza Independencia, in Ciudad Vieja.

Wikipedia: Gateway of the Citadel (EN)

The Artigas Mausoleum is a monument to Uruguayan hero José Artigas, located in Plaza Independencia, in the neighbourhood of Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo. It opened in 1977. Artigas's remains are kept in an underground room underneath the statue. The monument is guarded by two traditional guards called "Blandengues de Artigas".

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The Government House Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of the heads of state of Uruguay and their respective governments, its collection preserves much of the democratic history of the country. It is located inside the Estévez Palace, the historic Government House of Uruguay.

Wikipedia: Museo de la Casa de Gobierno (ES)

Palacio Salvo 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 similar design for his Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Finished in 1928, Palacio Salvo stands 100 m (330 ft) high with the antenna included. It was the tallest building in Latin America for a brief period.

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The Centro de Fotografía de Montevideo, Uruguay, (CdF) is a photography center dedicated to the conservation, documentation, generation, investigation, and dissemination of photographic images of interest to Uruguayans and Latin Americans. It is part of the Information and Communication Division of the City of Montevideo.

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The Gaucho and Currency Museum is a museum in Uruguayan dedicated to the cultural and historical rescue of the country. This institution was created at the initiative of the Board of Directors of the Bank of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.

Wikipedia: Museo del Gaucho y la Moneda (ES), Website

The Sala Zitarrosa is a cultural space in the city of Montevideo.

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The José Pedro Varela Pedagogical Museum deals with the educational and pedagogical life of Uruguay, as well as the Valerian reform. It is located in the surroundings of Plaza Cagancha in Montevideo.

Wikipedia: Museo Pedagógico José Pedro Varela (ES)

The Church of Saint Joseph and Saint Maximilian Kolbe, popularly known as Iglesia de los Conventuales, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Wikipedia: San José y San Maximiliano Kolbe, Montevideo (EN)