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Sinagoga de la Comunidad Israelita Sefaradí
Photo: Felipe Restrepo Acosta, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Synagogue in the old town that was opened in 1956. It was inspired by the Portuguese synagogue in New York.
The Synagogue of the Sephardic Jewish Community is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Ciudad Vieja neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Museo de Arte Precolombino e Indígena
Museum of indigenous art and Uruguayan archaeology. As the name reveals, it showcases native American artefacts from all of South America.
Museo de Artes Decorativas
Location of the Museum of Decorative Art with over 2000 exhibits from all periods. Here you can see works by European masters from the last five centuries and ancient archeological artefacts such as Roman amphoras and furniture used by French kings. The building was built as the residence of the Taranco Ortiz family.
The home of the first president of Uruguay is today a museum of the country's political history.
The house of Juan Antolio Lavalleja, leader of the Thirty-Three Orientals who fought against Brazil for Uruguayan independence in the 1820s. Part of the National History Museum.
Museo Histórico Nacional
Spread between five old historic houses, holds important bits of the country's history.
This is a covered market full of restaurants and some shops selling handicrafts and souvenirs that is worth seeing as a sight, an eating place, and as a place for shopping. The main market is open every day during lunch hours. The restaurants around the exterior offer indoor and outdoor seating, and they remain open for dinner.