Basílica Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Montevideo)
The Basílica Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Basilica of Our Lady on Mount Carmel ) is a building in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo .
The Catholic church building , consecrated in 1891 , is located in the Barrio La Aguada on Avenida Libertador Brig. Gral. Juan A. Lavalleja , corner of Venezuela . Emilio Turini was responsible as the architect . In 1930 the current facade design was produced under the direction of the architects E. Boix and H. Terra Arocena . The Basílica Nuestra Señora del Carmen was the seat of the Primer Asamblea Nacional Constituyente , the first constituent national assembly.
Since 1975 the building has been classified as the Monumento Histórico Nacional .
literature
- Guía Arquitectónica y Urbanística de Montevideo. 3. Edition. Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo et al., Montevideo et al. 2008, ISBN 978-9974-600-26-3 , pp. 91, 160.
Web links
Commons : Iglesia de la Aguada - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 34 ° 53 ′ 37.3 " S , 56 ° 11 ′ 17" W.