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| Coordinates: 34°54′21″S 56°11′29″W / 34.90583°S 56.19139°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Montevideo Department |
| City | Montevideo |
| Barrio | Centro |
Plaza de Cagancha (Spanish for 'Cagancha Square') is a public square in barrio Centro of Montevideo, Uruguay.[1] Located on 18 de Julio Avenue, the main avenue of the city, it originated in 1836 as the central space of the layout of the "Ciudad Nueva" ("new city"), outside the limits of the walled area of the colonial period.[2][3]
It is surrounded by several notable buildings such as the Palacio Piria, seat of the Supreme Court, and the Ateneo de Montevideo.
- ^ "CAGANCHA SQUARE | Montevidean Locations". 2021-04-18. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ "Plaza de Cagancha | Intendencia de Montevideo". 2022-03-07. Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ Gill, Nicholas; Greenspan, Eliot; Blore, Shawn (28 June 2010). Frommer's South America. Frommer's. p. 732. ISBN 978-0-470-59155-0. Retrieved 23 May 2011.