Parque Prado
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Parque Prado is the largest of Montevideo
's six principal public parks. Established in 1873, it covers an area of 106 hectares and is located in the barrio of Prado
. Located in the northern part of the city, the Miguelete Creek flows through the neighbourhood and park of the same name.
The Presidential Residence is located behind the Botanical Gardens. Surrounded by the avenues Agraciada, Obes Lucas, Joaquín Suárez, Luis Alberto de Herrera and Castro streets and José María Reyes is Rosedal, the rose garden. The garden contains four pergolas, eight domes, and a fountain, while the 12,000 roses were imported from France in 1910.
There are two museums in the Prado. Established in 1930, Juan Manuel Blanes Museum
is situated in the Palladian villa, a National Historic Landmark since 1975 and includes a Japanese garden. The Professor Atilio Lombardo Museum and Botanical Gardens were established in 1902. The National Institute of Physical Climatology and its observatory are also in the Prado.
Across the Miguelete Creek from the Blanes Museum, in the neighbourhood of Paso de las Duranas
is a smaller park area which is called Prado Chico (Small Prado) and is considered as an extension of the Prado Park.
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...
's six principal public parks. Established in 1873, it covers an area of 106 hectares and is located in the barrio of Prado
Prado, Montevideo
Prado is a barrio and a major public park in Montevideo, Uruguay. Together with Nueva Savona, they form the Prado - Nueva Savona composite barrio....
. Located in the northern part of the city, the Miguelete Creek flows through the neighbourhood and park of the same name.
The Presidential Residence is located behind the Botanical Gardens. Surrounded by the avenues Agraciada, Obes Lucas, Joaquín Suárez, Luis Alberto de Herrera and Castro streets and José María Reyes is Rosedal, the rose garden. The garden contains four pergolas, eight domes, and a fountain, while the 12,000 roses were imported from France in 1910.
There are two museums in the Prado. Established in 1930, Juan Manuel Blanes Museum
Juan Manuel Blanes Museum
Juan Manuel Blanes Municipal Museum of Arts Juan Manuel Blanes Municipal Museum of Arts Juan Manuel Blanes Municipal Museum of Arts (en eis the name of a municipal museum, Avenida Millán 4015 In Prado, Montevideo, Uruguay.-Location and history:It is located in the neighbourhood of Prado,...
is situated in the Palladian villa, a National Historic Landmark since 1975 and includes a Japanese garden. The Professor Atilio Lombardo Museum and Botanical Gardens were established in 1902. The National Institute of Physical Climatology and its observatory are also in the Prado.
Across the Miguelete Creek from the Blanes Museum, in the neighbourhood of Paso de las Duranas
Paso de las Duranas
Paso de las Duranas is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It shares borders with Belvedere and Sayago to the northwest, Lavalleja to the northeast, Aires Puros to the southeast and Prado to the south...
is a smaller park area which is called Prado Chico (Small Prado) and is considered as an extension of the Prado Park.