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This expansive park stretches on and holds many unexpected treats including a planetarium, a small zoo, and a cafe that is occasionally open to serve you a cafe con leche while you watch the turtles in a pond
The Parque del Este, renamed officially as Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Park by President Hugo Chávez in honor of the Venezuelan national hero, is a public recreation park located in the Sucre Municipality of Metropolitan Caracas, Venezuela. Inaugurated in 1961, it is one of the most important of the city, with an area of 82 hectares. The park was designed by a society formed by world renowned Brazilian landscape artist Roberto Burle Marx, Chilean landscape architect Fernando Tábora Pena and English-Venezuelan landscape architect John Godfrey William Stoddart.
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An art gallery in the middle of the lush and manicured gardens. Rotating exhibits by a variety of artists are shown.
This is a science museum, the most important ornithological collection in Latin America, and belongs to the Phelps family.
This is the main shopping street in Caracas, host of many fancy stores, such as Balu (H&M), AISHOP, Planeta Sports, Brands Shop, and many more. Sabana Grande is the main shopping thoroughfare in Caracas Venezuela, but is also home to many public artworks and nice street art. Sabana Grande is a broad, tree-shaded, pedestrians-only boulevard lined on both sides with stylish fashion boutiques and gift shops, a charming cobblestone street with countless outdoor and indoor shopping establishments as well as hotels and restaurants. Also a great spot for relaxing and people-watching; on any given day you can observe people bartering at shops, playing chess, or even dancing around dressed like Disney characters. Many of the buildings in Sabana Grande are considered architectural heritage of Caracas and they need maintenance. Unfortunately, some are in poor condition.
This large university campus was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. Designed by Venezuela's most famous architect, Carlos Raul Villanueva, the campus, known as the Ciudad Universitaria is a sprawling complex considered a masterpiece of 1950s and 1960s architecture blended in with art. A stroll around the grounds, keeping an eye open for modern art works by artists such as Fernand Leger. Metro Ciudad Universitaria.
A well-kept garden with an impressive array of tropical plants and trees.
An art museum in the Museum Square in Los Caobos Park, Caracas. It was founded on 1917 and is one of the most important Venezuelan museums. Nowadays, it hosts several Picasso and Botero artworks. The neoclassical building is in a process of restoration. The museum has the most important collection of European art in Venezuela.