38 Facts About Montevideo Uruguay

Montevideo Uruguay is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Rio de la Plata.

Montevideo Uruguay is the seat of the administrative headquarters of Mercosur and ALADI, Latin America's leading trade blocs, a position that entailed comparisons to the role of Brussels in Europe.

Montevideo Uruguay hosted every match during the first FIFA World Cup, in 1930.

Until the end of the 18th century, Montevideo Uruguay remained a fortified area, today known as Ciudad Vieja.

In 1811, the forces deployed by the Junta Grande of Buenos Aires and the gaucho forces led by Artigas started a siege of Montevideo Uruguay, which had refused to obey the directives of the new authorities of the May Revolution.

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Montevideo Uruguay's 1830s were dominated by the confrontation between Manuel Oribe and Fructuoso Rivera, the two revolutionary leaders who had fought against the Empire of Brazil under the command of Lavalleja, each of whom had become the caudillo of their respective faction.

City of Montevideo Uruguay suffered a siege of eight years between 1843 and 1851, during which it was supplied by sea with British and French support.

In 1869, the first railway line of the company Ferrocarril Central del Montevideo Uruguay was inaugurated connecting Bella Vista with the town of Las Piedras.

Uruguay began to stagnate economically in the mid-1950s; Montevideo began a decline, later exacerbated by widespread social and political violence beginning in 1968 and by the Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay .

Montevideo Uruguay held a large mass in Tres Cruces, declaring the cross located behind the altar as a monument.

Montevideo Uruguay has consistently been rated as having the highest quality of life of any city in Latin America: by 2015 it held this rank every year during the decade through 2014.

World Trade Center Montevideo Uruguay officially opened in 1998, but work was completed in 2009.

Torre de las Telecomunicaciones or Torre Antel is the 158 meters, 37-floor headquarters of Montevideo Uruguay's government-owned telecommunications company, ANTEL, and is the tallest building in the country.

The British Cemetery Montevideo is another of the oldest cemeteries in Uruguay, located in the Buceo neighborhood.

Intendancy of Montevideo Uruguay was first created by a legal act of 18 December 1908.

Since 1990, Montevideo Uruguay has been partially decentralized into 18 areas; administration and services for each area is provided by its Zonal Community Center, which is subordinate to the Intendancy of Montevideo Uruguay.

In recent years Montevideo Uruguay nightlife has moved to Parque Rodo, where a large concentration of buildings cater for the recreational interests of young people during the night time.

Montevideo Uruguay has been part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the area of Literature since December 2015.

Montevideo Uruguay has a very rich architectural heritage and an impressive number of writers, artists, and musicians.

The city is the center of the cinema of Montevideo Uruguay, which includes commercial, documentary and experimental films.

Montevideo Uruguay playwrights produce dozens of works each year; of major note are Mauricio Rosencof, Ana Magnabosco and Ricardo Prieto.

Montevideo Uruguay was then called the "Atenas del Plata" or the "Athens of the Rio de la Plata".

Fun Fun' Bar, established in 1935, is one of the most important places for tango in Montevideo Uruguay as is El Farolito, located in the old part of the city and Joventango, Cafe Las Musas, Garufa and Vieja Viola.

Montevideo Uruguay has important museums including Museo Torres Garcia, Museo Jose Gurvich, Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales and Museo Juan Manuel Blanes etc.

Montevideo Uruguay Cabildo was the seat of government during the colonial times of the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata.

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Montevideo Uruguay set up the Garcia Torres Foundation, a private non-profit organization that organizes the paintings, drawings, original writings, archives, objects and furniture designed by the painter as well as the photographs, magazines and publications related to him.

The Centro de Fotografia de Montevideo Uruguay is a museum, archive, and gallery for historic and contemporary photography with twelve outdoor exhibition spaces in various Montevideo Uruguay neighborhoods as well as four galleries in its downtown headquarters.

The Museo del Automovil, belonging to the Automobile Club of Montevideo Uruguay, has a rich collection of vintage cars which includes a 1910 Hupmobile.

Today the vast majority of teams in the Primera Division and Segunda Division come from Montevideo Uruguay, including Nacional, Penarol, Central Espanol, Cerrito, Cerro, Danubio, Defensor Sporting, Atletico Fenix, Liverpool, Wanderers, Racing, River Plate, Club Atletico Torque and Rampla Juniors.

Montevideo Uruguay is a center of rugby; equestrianism, which regained importance in Montevideo Uruguay after the Maronas Racecourse reopened; golf, with the Club de Punta Carretas; and yachting, with the Puerto del Buceo, an ideal place to moor yachts.

Religion with most followers in Montevideo Uruguay is Roman Catholicism and has been so since the foundation of the city.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montevideo Uruguay was created as the Apostolic Vicariate of Montevideo Uruguay in 1830.

Tourism in Montevideo Uruguay is centered in the Ciudad Vieja area, which includes the city's oldest buildings, several museums, art galleries, and nightclubs, with Sarandi Street and the Mercado del Puerto being the most frequented venues of the old city.

El Dia was the most prestigious paper in Montevideo Uruguay, founded in 1886 by Jose Batlle, who would later go on to become President of Montevideo Uruguay.

State Railways Administration of Montevideo Uruguay operates three commuter rail lines, namely the Empalme Olmos, San Jose and Florida.

Montevideo Uruguay is served by a ferry system operated by the company Buquebus that connects the port with Buenos Aires.

ORT Montevideo Uruguay was first established as a non-profit organization in 1942, and was officially certified as a private university in September 1996, becoming the second private educational institution in the country to achieve that status.

Montevideo Uruguay is part of the Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities since 12 October 1982.