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55: 993: 427:, a monument dedicated to those who created the first Constitution and inaugurated in 1938. It is a monumental work of the sculptor José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín (1891–1975). It is a three-sided obelisk made of granite, 40 metres (130 ft) tall with 3 bronze statues on its sides, representing "Law", "Liberty" and "Force." It has a hexagonal water fountain around it with six spheres on its outer circumference. It is located at the intersection of 18 de Julio and Artigas Boulevard avenues, in Montevideo, at the entrance of the Parque Batlle area. It is a National Heritage Site since 1976. 290: 67: 408: 1402: 381: 120: 43: 327: 436: 277:
then further acquired more land and created the Great Park Pereira seen in its present status. On 5 May 1930, it was again renamed as Parque Batlle y Ordóñez, in memory of the President of Uruguay, who had died in 1929. In the same year, the Estadio Centenario was opened. Between 1935 and 1938, the athletics track and the municipal
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thus honouring the heroes of the Allied Forces. The park was further expanded to the present status, which covers an area of 60 hectares (150 acres). This extension was made possible owing to an estate that Antonio Pereira in his "Will" had bequeathed partly to the municipality in May 1930. The Board
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In 1907, Pablo Nereo Gabriel Antonio Pereira (1838–1906) donated eleven acres of his land, which was then named after him as "Campo Pereira," for a building a park, to the Economic Management Board, and the idea of a park was created by an Act of March 1907 which also projected wide boulevards and
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Villa Dolores is a district of Parque Batlle. It took its name from the original Villa of Don Alejo Rossell y Rius and of Doña Dolores Pereira de Rossel who started there a private collection of animals which became a zoological garden. It was passed to the city in 1919, and in 1955 the
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to the west of the northwest point of the park and others. Two other National Heritage Sites, both opposite the Estadio Centenario, are Conedor Universitario No. 2 (the Canteen of the University) and the Instituto de Higiene.
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Apart from the stadium, the area around the park has many buildings notable for their architecture and style. Among them are several hospitals, the biggest of which is the
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The park covers an area of 60 hectares (150 acres) and is considered the "lung" of Montevideo owing to the large variety of trees planted here. It is home to the
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oxen pulling a loaded wagon. It was designated a national monument in 1976. Another statue in the same side of the park is a bronze copy of the
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was introduced. The monument, one of several statues in the park, is located on Avenida Lorenzo Merola near Estadio Centenario and depicts
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and includes the districts Belgrano, Italiano, Villa Dolores and the park area. It borders the barrios
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were completed. It was designated a National Historic Monument Park in 1975.
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national football stadium, as well as the national monument "La Carreta".
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Parque Batlle is counted as one of the seven coastal barrios, along with
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De cercanías a lejanías. Fragmentación sociourbana del Gran Montevideo
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The Quality of Life in Latin American Cities: Markets and Perception
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Carnival theater: Uruguay's popular performers and national culture
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Centro de Investigación y Promoción Educativa y Social (2005).
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Intendencia de Montevideo / Parques y Plazas / Parque Batlle
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In 1934, "La Carreta", a bronze monument on granite base by
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Revista Raices / Historia del barrio Parque de los Aliados
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Brechas de aprendizaje en Uruguay: el caso Carrasco Norte
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avenues. The project's landscape French architect,
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U of Minnesota Press. p. 95. 480: 430: 415:marks the west end of the park area. 1360: 749: 740: 726:. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 78. 13: 456:of the Faculty of Medicine of the 14: 1452: 929: 1400: 991: 118: 65: 53: 41: 903:"Obelisco a los Constituyentes" 883:(in Spanish). November 18, 2009 797: 372:was built within its premises. 224:The barrio is located south of 216:from 1903-1907 and 1911–1915. 1236:Paso de la Arena–Los Bulevares 704: 677: 650: 538: 349:first soccer world cup in 1930 1: 501: 489:, Alejo Rossell y Rius 1613 ( 284: 1315:Punta de Rieles–Bella Italia 850:(in Spanish). Archived from 607:(in Spanish). Archived from 574:(in Spanish). Archived from 522:(in Spanish). Archived from 384:Monument to the Teacher, by 375: 183:[ˈpaɾkeˈβaʒe,-ˈβaʃe] 7: 1216:Tres Ombúes–Pueblo Victoria 1063:Parque Batlle–Villa Dolores 753:The South American handbook 468:(next to the obelisk), the 334: 219: 208:. 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Index

Barrio
Monumento La Carreta
Street map of Parque Batlle–Villa Dolores
Map of Montevideo highlighting the barrio
34°53′42″S 56°9′16″W / 34.89500°S 56.15444°W / -34.89500; -56.15444
Country
Uruguay
Department
Montevideo Department
Montevideo
www.parquebatlle.tk
[ˈpaɾkeˈβaʝe]
[ˈpaɾkeˈβaʒe,-ˈβaʃe]
barrio
Uruguay
Montevideo
José Batlle y Ordóñez
President of Uruguay
Avenida Italia
Rivera Avenue
Tres Cruces
La Blanqueada
Unión
Buceo
Pocitos
Estadio Centenario
Carlos Thays
World War I
velodrome

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