Paso de las Duranas
Paso de las Duranas | |
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 National Museum of Anthropology | |
 Street map of Paso de las Duranas | |
 Location of Paso de las Duranas in Montevideo | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′40″S 56°11′51″W / 34.84444°S 56.19750°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Montevideo Department |
| City | Montevideo |
Paso de las Duranas is a cultural center of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Location
It is located in the neighborhood Aires Puros, between Belvedere and Sayago to the northwest, Lavalleja to the north and Prado to the south.
Landmarks
Paso de las Duranas is home to the National Museum of Anthropology[1] and to the Museo de la Memoria,[2] which is dedicated to the history of the fight of the Uruguayan people against the repression of the dictatorship. In its east side it also contains the northmost edge of the Prado park, where the former building of the Sociedad Nativista has been transformed by the city to a museum.[3]
Educational facilities
Places of worship
- Church of the Immaculate Conception, Casaravilla 867 esq. Av. Millán; popularly known as "Iglesia de Paso de las Duranas" (Roman Catholic, Oblates of St. Francis de Sales)
See also
References
- ^ [1] Archived September 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [2] Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "El Museo Paso de las Duranas abre sus puertas el 23 y 24 de mayo". Agenda.universia.edu.uy. Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ^ "Inicio". Colegioyliceomariano.edu.uy. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
External links
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