Bolívar, Montevideo
Encyclopedia
Bolívar is a barrio
(neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo
, Uruguay
and part of the Mercado Modelo / Bolívar composite barrio
. It shares borders with Brazo Oriental
to the northwest, Cerrito
to the north, Castro Castellanos
to the northeast, Mercado Modelo
to the southeast, Jacinto Vera
to the south.
It is home to the Liberty Building
and the Parque de las Esculturas, a park with a permanent display of modern sculputes.
Barrio
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...
(neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
and part of the Mercado Modelo / Bolívar composite barrio
Barrio
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...
. It shares borders with Brazo Oriental
Brazo Oriental
Brazo Oriental is a barrio of Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Brazo Oriental is a residential zone located approximately from Montevideo's centre...
to the northwest, Cerrito
Cerrito, Montevideo
Cerrito, or Cerrito de la Victoria, is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Aires Puros to the west, Las Acacias to the north, Castro Castellanos to the east, Bolívar and Brazo Oriental to the south. It is located on a hill on which is the very remarkable church named Santuario Nacional...
to the north, Castro Castellanos
Castro Castellanos
Castro Castellanos is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Cerrito to the west, Las Acacias to the northwest, Ituzaingó to the northeast, Villa Española to the east, Mercado Modelo to the southeast and Bolívar to the southwest. It is home to the barracks of the "Blandengues de Artigas"....
to the northeast, Mercado Modelo
Mercado Modelo
Mercado Modelo is a central municipal fruit and vegetable wholesale market in of Montevideo, Uruguay. The area around the installations, which occupy several blocks of the Mercado Modelo / Bolívar barrio, has also taken on the name of the market, hence the composite name of the entire barrio...
to the southeast, Jacinto Vera
Jacinto Vera
Jacinto Vera is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It shares borders with La Figurita to the west, Brazo Oriental and Bolívar to the north, Larrañaga to the east and La Comercial to the south. It is home to the ex-Military School, now the Army Command...
to the south.
It is home to the Liberty Building
Liberty Building (Montevideo)
Liberty Building served as one of two executive office buildings of the President of Uruguay ....
and the Parque de las Esculturas, a park with a permanent display of modern sculputes.