Plaza del Entrevero | |
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Plaza | |
Plaza Fabini | |
Coordinates: 34°54′20″S56°11′39″W / 34.9056°S 56.1943°W | |
Country | Uruguay |
Department | Montevideo Department |
City | Montevideo |
Barrio | Centro |
Plaza Fabini (Spanish for 'Fabini Square') also known as Plaza del Entrevero, is a public square in the central business district of Montevideo, Uruguay. Located on 18 de Julio Avenue, on its north side starts Libertador Avenue.
Its main fountain has a bronze sculpture of José Belloni called 'El Entrevero', which acts as the monument to the unknown soldier. Under the square, there is a municipal exposition area called Subte Municipal.
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Avenida 18 de Julio, or 18 de Julio Avenue, is the most important avenue in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is named after the date on which the country's first Constitution was sworn in, on July 18, 1830.
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Libertador Avenue is a major avenue in Montevideo, Uruguay. It stretches north from the Legislative Palace in Aguada to Plaza Fabini in Centro, and is named after Juan Antonio Lavalleja, revolutionary figure and politician, who led the group of the Thirty-Three Orientals in the insurrection for the independence of Oriental Province.
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