Parque Rodó
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Parque Rodó is both a barrio
(neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo
, Uruguay
and a park which lies mostly outside the limits of the barrio itself and belongs to Punta Carretas
. The name "Rodó" has been given in memory of José Enrique Rodó, an important Uruguayan writer whose monument is in the southern side of the main park.
Apart from the main park area which is delimited by Sarmiento Avenue to the south, Parque Rodó includes an amusement park, the Estadio Luis Franzini
, belonging to Defensor Sporting, the front lawn of the Faculty of Engineering, and a stripe West of the Club de Golf Punta Carretas which includes the Canteras del Parque Rodó (the quarry of), the Teatro de Verano and the Lago del Parque Rodó (the lake of).
shares borders with Palermo
to the west, Cordón
to the north, Pocitos
to the east and Punta Carretas
to the east and south. Directly west of the main park area, is the former Parque Hotel, now the Mercosur building, headquarters of the members countries of the Mercosur Parliament
. On the east side of the main park area is the National Museum of visual Arts. This barrio is also home to the Faculty of Engeneering and the Faculty of Architecture of the Universidad de la República
.
Parque Rodó is both a barrio
(neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo
, Uruguay
and a park which lies mostly outside the limits of the barrio itself and belongs to Punta Carretas
. The name "Rodó" has been given in memory of José Enrique Rodó, an important Uruguayan writer whose monument is in the southern side of the main park.
Apart from the main park area which is delimited by Sarmiento Avenue to the south, Parque Rodó includes an amusement park, the Estadio Luis Franzini
, belonging to Defensor Sporting, the front lawn of the Faculty of Engineering, and a stripe West of the Club de Golf Punta Carretas which includes the Canteras del Parque Rodó (the quarry of), the Teatro de Verano and the Lago del Parque Rodó (the lake of).
shares borders with Palermo
to the west, Cordón
to the north, Pocitos
to the east and Punta Carretas
to the east and south. Directly west of the main park area, is the former Parque Hotel, now the Mercosur building, headquarters of the members countries of the Mercosur Parliament
. On the east side of the main park area is the National Museum of visual Arts. This barrio is also home to the Faculty of Engeneering and the Faculty of Architecture of the Universidad de la República
.
Parque Rodó is both a barrio
(neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo
, Uruguay
and a park which lies mostly outside the limits of the barrio itself and belongs to Punta Carretas
. The name "Rodó" has been given in memory of José Enrique Rodó, an important Uruguayan writer whose monument is in the southern side of the main park.
Apart from the main park area which is delimited by Sarmiento Avenue to the south, Parque Rodó includes an amusement park, the Estadio Luis Franzini
, belonging to Defensor Sporting, the front lawn of the Faculty of Engineering, and a stripe West of the Club de Golf Punta Carretas which includes the Canteras del Parque Rodó (the quarry of), the Teatro de Verano and the Lago del Parque Rodó (the lake of).
shares borders with Palermo
to the west, Cordón
to the north, Pocitos
to the east and Punta Carretas
to the east and south. Directly west of the main park area, is the former Parque Hotel, now the Mercosur building, headquarters of the members countries of the Mercosur Parliament
. On the east side of the main park area is the National Museum of visual Arts. This barrio is also home to the Faculty of Engeneering and the Faculty of Architecture of the Universidad de la República
.
Barrio
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...
(neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo
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...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
and a park which lies mostly outside the limits of the barrio itself and belongs to Punta Carretas
Punta Carretas
Punta Carretas is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It shares borders with Parque Rodó and Pocitos to the north, while from east south and west, it is delimited by the coastline...
. The name "Rodó" has been given in memory of José Enrique Rodó, an important Uruguayan writer whose monument is in the southern side of the main park.
The park
On the north side of the main park is an artificial lake with a little castle housing a municipal library for children. An area to its west is used as an open air exhibition of photography.Apart from the main park area which is delimited by Sarmiento Avenue to the south, Parque Rodó includes an amusement park, the Estadio Luis Franzini
Estadio Luis Franzini
The Estadio Luis Franzini is an outdoor football stadium located in Montevideo, Uruguay. The stadium's maximum capacity is 18,000 people, and it is the home ground of Defensor Sporting. The stadium was closed during the 1997 season for renovations. It reopened on 16 August 1998 with the name...
, belonging to Defensor Sporting, the front lawn of the Faculty of Engineering, and a stripe West of the Club de Golf Punta Carretas which includes the Canteras del Parque Rodó (the quarry of), the Teatro de Verano and the Lago del Parque Rodó (the lake of).
The barrio
Parque Rodó barrioBarrio
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...
shares borders with Palermo
Palermo, Montevideo
Palermo, Montevideo is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It shares borders with Barrio Sur to the west, Cordón to the north and Parque Rodó to the east, while to the south it borders the coastline, with Rambla República de Argentina running along it...
to the west, Cordón
Cordón
Cordón is a central barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay, located directly East of the Centro. Its main avenue is 18 de Julio Avenue. It is delimited by Miguelete Str. and La Paz Str. to the North, Dr. Barrios Amorin Str. to the West, Canelones Str. to the South and Dr...
to the north, Pocitos
Pocitos
Pocitos is an upscale beach barrio in Uruguay's capital city, Montevideo.This area is located along the banks of the Rio de la Plata. The barrio is known for its beach, Playa Pocitos, and the Rambla, or boulevard, that lies alongside it...
to the east and Punta Carretas
Punta Carretas
Punta Carretas is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It shares borders with Parque Rodó and Pocitos to the north, while from east south and west, it is delimited by the coastline...
to the east and south. Directly west of the main park area, is the former Parque Hotel, now the Mercosur building, headquarters of the members countries of the Mercosur Parliament
Mercosur Parliament
The Mercosur Parliament is the parliamentary institution of the Mercosur trade bloc. It is composed of 81 MPs, 18 from each member states of the bloc – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – and 9 from applying member Venezuela...
. On the east side of the main park area is the National Museum of visual Arts. This barrio is also home to the Faculty of Engeneering and the Faculty of Architecture of the Universidad de la República
University of the Republic, Uruguay
The University of the Republic is Uruguay's public university. It is the most important and country's largest university, with a student body of more than 80,000 students. It was founded on July 18, 1849 in Montevideo, where most of its buildings and facilities are still located. Its current...
.
See also
- Barrios of Montevideo
Parque Rodó is both a barrio
Barrio
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...
(neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo
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...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
and a park which lies mostly outside the limits of the barrio itself and belongs to Punta Carretas
Punta Carretas
Punta Carretas is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It shares borders with Parque Rodó and Pocitos to the north, while from east south and west, it is delimited by the coastline...
. The name "Rodó" has been given in memory of José Enrique Rodó, an important Uruguayan writer whose monument is in the southern side of the main park.
The park
On the north side of the main park is an artificial lake with a little castle housing a municipal library for children. An area to its west is used as an open air exhibition of photography.Apart from the main park area which is delimited by Sarmiento Avenue to the south, Parque Rodó includes an amusement park, the Estadio Luis Franzini
Estadio Luis Franzini
The Estadio Luis Franzini is an outdoor football stadium located in Montevideo, Uruguay. The stadium's maximum capacity is 18,000 people, and it is the home ground of Defensor Sporting. The stadium was closed during the 1997 season for renovations. It reopened on 16 August 1998 with the name...
, belonging to Defensor Sporting, the front lawn of the Faculty of Engineering, and a stripe West of the Club de Golf Punta Carretas which includes the Canteras del Parque Rodó (the quarry of), the Teatro de Verano and the Lago del Parque Rodó (the lake of).
The barrio
Parque Rodó barrioBarrio
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...
shares borders with Palermo
Palermo, Montevideo
Palermo, Montevideo is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It shares borders with Barrio Sur to the west, Cordón to the north and Parque Rodó to the east, while to the south it borders the coastline, with Rambla República de Argentina running along it...
to the west, Cordón
Cordón
Cordón is a central barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay, located directly East of the Centro. Its main avenue is 18 de Julio Avenue. It is delimited by Miguelete Str. and La Paz Str. to the North, Dr. Barrios Amorin Str. to the West, Canelones Str. to the South and Dr...
to the north, Pocitos
Pocitos
Pocitos is an upscale beach barrio in Uruguay's capital city, Montevideo.This area is located along the banks of the Rio de la Plata. The barrio is known for its beach, Playa Pocitos, and the Rambla, or boulevard, that lies alongside it...
to the east and Punta Carretas
Punta Carretas
Punta Carretas is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It shares borders with Parque Rodó and Pocitos to the north, while from east south and west, it is delimited by the coastline...
to the east and south. Directly west of the main park area, is the former Parque Hotel, now the Mercosur building, headquarters of the members countries of the Mercosur Parliament
Mercosur Parliament
The Mercosur Parliament is the parliamentary institution of the Mercosur trade bloc. It is composed of 81 MPs, 18 from each member states of the bloc – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – and 9 from applying member Venezuela...
. On the east side of the main park area is the National Museum of visual Arts. This barrio is also home to the Faculty of Engeneering and the Faculty of Architecture of the Universidad de la República
University of the Republic, Uruguay
The University of the Republic is Uruguay's public university. It is the most important and country's largest university, with a student body of more than 80,000 students. It was founded on July 18, 1849 in Montevideo, where most of its buildings and facilities are still located. Its current...
.
See also
- Barrios of Montevideo
Parque Rodó is both a barrio
Barrio
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...
(neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo
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...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
and a park which lies mostly outside the limits of the barrio itself and belongs to Punta Carretas
Punta Carretas
Punta Carretas is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It shares borders with Parque Rodó and Pocitos to the north, while from east south and west, it is delimited by the coastline...
. The name "Rodó" has been given in memory of José Enrique Rodó, an important Uruguayan writer whose monument is in the southern side of the main park.
The park
On the north side of the main park is an artificial lake with a little castle housing a municipal library for children. An area to its west is used as an open air exhibition of photography.Apart from the main park area which is delimited by Sarmiento Avenue to the south, Parque Rodó includes an amusement park, the Estadio Luis Franzini
Estadio Luis Franzini
The Estadio Luis Franzini is an outdoor football stadium located in Montevideo, Uruguay. The stadium's maximum capacity is 18,000 people, and it is the home ground of Defensor Sporting. The stadium was closed during the 1997 season for renovations. It reopened on 16 August 1998 with the name...
, belonging to Defensor Sporting, the front lawn of the Faculty of Engineering, and a stripe West of the Club de Golf Punta Carretas which includes the Canteras del Parque Rodó (the quarry of), the Teatro de Verano and the Lago del Parque Rodó (the lake of).
The barrio
Parque Rodó barrioBarrio
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...
shares borders with Palermo
Palermo, Montevideo
Palermo, Montevideo is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It shares borders with Barrio Sur to the west, Cordón to the north and Parque Rodó to the east, while to the south it borders the coastline, with Rambla República de Argentina running along it...
to the west, Cordón
Cordón
Cordón is a central barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay, located directly East of the Centro. Its main avenue is 18 de Julio Avenue. It is delimited by Miguelete Str. and La Paz Str. to the North, Dr. Barrios Amorin Str. to the West, Canelones Str. to the South and Dr...
to the north, Pocitos
Pocitos
Pocitos is an upscale beach barrio in Uruguay's capital city, Montevideo.This area is located along the banks of the Rio de la Plata. The barrio is known for its beach, Playa Pocitos, and the Rambla, or boulevard, that lies alongside it...
to the east and Punta Carretas
Punta Carretas
Punta Carretas is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It shares borders with Parque Rodó and Pocitos to the north, while from east south and west, it is delimited by the coastline...
to the east and south. Directly west of the main park area, is the former Parque Hotel, now the Mercosur building, headquarters of the members countries of the Mercosur Parliament
Mercosur Parliament
The Mercosur Parliament is the parliamentary institution of the Mercosur trade bloc. It is composed of 81 MPs, 18 from each member states of the bloc – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – and 9 from applying member Venezuela...
. On the east side of the main park area is the National Museum of visual Arts. This barrio is also home to the Faculty of Engeneering and the Faculty of Architecture of the Universidad de la República
University of the Republic, Uruguay
The University of the Republic is Uruguay's public university. It is the most important and country's largest university, with a student body of more than 80,000 students. It was founded on July 18, 1849 in Montevideo, where most of its buildings and facilities are still located. Its current...
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External links
- Intendencia de Montevideo / Useful data / Parque Rodó
- Intendencia de Montevideo / Parques y plazas / Parque Rodó (about the park, not the barrio)
- Revista Raices / Historia de Punta Carretas y del barrio Parque Rodó