via Flickr User: Marcelo Campi Licensed Under CC BY-SA 2.0
There are a number of reasons to visit the architecture of Montevideo: the coastal city is the result of a complex interaction of historical factors that provided multiple trends and architectural styles, currently coexisting at par. Its streets and buildings tell the story of its past.
The city´s architectural sites are easily found walking around Ciudad Vieja (Old Town) or in the renowned Rambla. Below is a list of 15 sites that every architect should know of and visit.
Guía de arquitectura en Montevideo: 15 sitios que todo arquitecto debe conocer
Guía de arquitectura en Montevideo: 15 sitios que todo arquitecto debe conocer
01. Salvo Palace/ Mario Palanti
Address: Avenida 18 de Julio y Plaza Independencia
via Wikipedia User: Rarrillaga86 Licensed Under CC BY-SA 3.0
02. Solís Theatre / Carlo Zucchi
Address: Reconquista s/n esquina Bartolomé Mitre
via Wikipedia User: Mverocai Licensed Under CC BY-SA 3.0
03. Municipal Theatre and Museum of Art History / Mauricio Cravotto
Address: Avenida 18 de Julio y Ejido
via Wikipedia User: Edmundo Rodríguez Prati Licensed Under CC BY-SA 3.0
04. Port Market
Address: Piedras y Calle Perez Castellano
via Flickr User: mertxe iturrioz Licensed Under CC BY-SA 2.0
05. National Auditorium, Sodre Dra. Adela Reta
Address: Andes y Mercedes
via Wikipedia User: Estudiante1969 Licensed Under CC BY-SA 4.0
06. Ciudadela Building / Raúl Sichero y Ernesto Calvo
Address: Juncal 1301
via Wikipedia User: Christian Córdova Licensed Under CC BY 2.0
07. Verano Ramón Collazo Theatre
Address: Rambla Pte. Wilson s/n
via Wikipedia User: NaBUru38 Licensed Under CC BY-SA 3.0
08. Architecture Faculty, Universidad de la República
Address: Bulevar General Artigas 1031
via Wikipedia User: EveDirectioner Licensed Under CC BY-SA 3.0
09. National Museum of Visual Arts / Clorindo Testa
via Wikipedia User: Fcr Licensed Under CC BY-SA 3.0
Address: Avenida Tomas Giribaldi 2283
10. Engineering Faculty, Universidad de la República
Address: Ave Julio Herrera y Reissig 565
via Wikipedia User: Pedro Felipe Licensed Under CC BY-SA 4.0
11. El Indio Building/ Jorge Caprario
Address: Leyenda Patria 2866
via Flickr User: Jimmy Baikovicius Licensed Under CC BY-SA 2.0
12. Pittamiglio Castle
Address: Rambla Mahatma Gandhi 633
via Wikipedia User: Andrea Mazza Licensed Under CC BY-SA 3.0
13. Friendship Park / Marcelo Roux + Gastón Cuña
Address: Avenida Gral. Rivera 3254
Cortesía de Marcelo Roux
14. Panamerican building / Raúl Sichero
Address: Avenida Dr. Luis Alberto de Herrera 1042
via Wikipedia User: Babels Licensed Under CC BY-SA 4.0
15. Urban Environment, Montevideo´s Rambla
Address: A lo largo de la Rambla de Montevideo
via Flickr User: todo tiempo pasado fue mejor Licensed Under CC BY 2.0