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This old steam-boat found its "final drydock" at the entrance to the port of Montevideo, nice to look at and lighted at night, so it is some sort of a lighthouse as well, dont miss it, when approaching the port by cruiseship.
You will find this great ship opposite of the mountain that gave Montevideo its name (see my 4th pic!) Leave a Comment
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Capitan Miranda is obviously the sailing - school-ship for the navy of Uruguay and it will mostly be docked close to the Admirality-building. No problem to approach it and take photographs, several officers had been watching me taking these pics. It was interesting to see a combination of an old wooden ship, certainly more than 100 years old and modern masts made of aluminium, radar etc. Leave a Comment
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In the port of Montevideo, at the same place as the anchor of the battleship "Admiral Graf Spee" you will see some old machineries like this old steam-powerded crane as well as a lot more anchors and other remains from old ships. It is a nice place for ships-enthousiasts like me and another good argument not to take one of the many free shuttle-buses that offer you to take you to the city (and mainly to shops selling leather-goods there) Leave a Comment
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It was nice to see at least these interesting remains of a building obviously dating back to the year 1890, according to the inscription on top of it. Its name is Banco Ingles de Rio de Janeiro / English Bank of Rio de Janeiro. You will see plenty of such buildings in Montevideo, where only the facade was left over, obviously waiting for better times and the money in order to restore it and integrate it into a new building.
The adress of this building is Zabaala 1486, just a few steps from Iglesia de San Francisco Leave a Comment
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This building in the port of Montevideo is the admirality. The architecture was not really so very special, but it was interesting to see some exhibits around the car-park-area of that naval building : old anchors, cannons, ship-screws, whaling-harpoons and a lot more. This building is in an area, where only passengers of cruise-ships are allowed to enter, the controls at the gate of the port are quite severe, so have your boarding-pass ready !
Opposite of the admirality you will find Captan Maranda, the sailing - school-ship of the navy of Uruguay. Leave a Comment
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Uruguay Club is the name of this interesting building next to the cathedral Iglesia Matriz. The building dates back to the year 1885 and all you can see of it as a tourist is the beautiful ornate facade. There are several cafes with terraces at "Plaza Constitucion", from where you will be able to see this lovely building.
Dont miss this building, when you are at "Plaza Constitucion" ,
the adress of Urugua Club is :
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The museum of the gaucho and Currency / Museo del Gaucho y la Moneda is not far from Plaza Independencia, made inside an old palace - Palacio Uriarte de Heber - built between 1896 and 1897. The adress is : Avda. 18 de Julio 998-1000
Click on my extra photographs and enlarge them in order to see the fine details of this great facade. Leave a Comment
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 From the lighthouse by andal13
Althought Punta Carretas is a nice and well known place, close to one of the most fashion areas of the city, it is not common for Montevidean people to visit the lighthouse; the point, however, is full of fishermen under the sunlight, and full of lovers under the moonlight!
Punta Brava o Punta de las Carretas es el punto más al sur de la costa uruguaya; en el extremo hay un faro, el cual puede ser visitado; el costo de la entrada es de 50 centavos de dólar; desde la cima, las vistas son espectaculares.
Pese a que Punta Carretas es un lugar lindo y concurrido, cerca de una de las áreas más atractivas de la ciudad, no es frecuente que los montevideanos visiten el faro; la punta, sin embargo, está llena de pescadores a la luz del sol, y de enamorados a la luz de la luna! Leave a Comment
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 Castillo Pittamiglio by andal13
Entre docenas de edificios nuevos y modernos, en la costa, pueden encontrar una extraña construcción: el Castillo Pittamiglio. No se trata de un castillo de verdad, sino de una casa muy particualr, fácilmente reconocible por la Victoria de Samotracia que tiene en la fachada. El "castillo" fue construido a comienzos del siglo XX por Humberto Pittamiglio, un arquitecto y alquimista. La casa está llena de misterio, encantos escondidos y habitaciones extrañas; alberga a la Asociación de Promotores Privados de la Construcción, un centro cultural y museo.
Puede recorrerse en una visita guiada. Leave a Comment
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