Libertador Avenue is a major avenue in

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. It stretches north from the Legislative Palace in Aguada to Plaza Fabini in

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, and is named after

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History and description

In its beginnings it was called Agraciada Avenue, but in the 1920s the ''Agraciada Diagonal'' project was carried out, which consisted of widening the road, which required the demolition of buildings such as the original façade of the Church of Our Lady of the Mount Carmel. The new diagonal joined the Legislative Palace, which was inaugurated in 1925, with the

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. In the 1940s, buildings such as the headquarters of the State Insurance Bank and the National Administration of Fuels, Alcohol and Portland (ANCAP) were erected. Despite being long, it carries a large amount of traffic, as it serves as an entrance to the ''

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parade to

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after taking the oath at the

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in each inauguration.

Gallery

File:Montevideo aym3 Street scene.png, View to the north side File:Palacio Legislativo (escalinatas) - panoramio.jpg, View from the steps of the Legislative Palace File:Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Carmen - Capilla La Aguada.jpg, Church of our Lady of the Mount Carmel File:Homage to Spain in Uruguay.jpg, Monument in honor of Spain in Isabella I of Castile Square File:2016 Montevideo sede de la Ancap, Av del Libertador.jpg, National Administration of Fuels, Alcohol and Portland headquarters File:Instituto Profesores Artigas.jpg, Artigas Teachers Institute File:BSE sobre Av.Libertador.jpg, State Insurance Bank headquarters File:Barrio céntrico de Montevideo.jpg, Aguada neighbourhood

Landmarks

The main landmarks across this avenue are: * Plaza Fabini *

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* Automóvil Club del Uruguay * Edificio ANCAP * Tiendas Introzzi * Basílica Nuestra Señora del Carmen * Instituto de Profesores Artigas * Palacio Legislativo

References

External links

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