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Puerta de la Ciudadela

A gate to the old town; if you pass through it you're at Sarandí, Montevideo's main pedestrian street. This is one of the few remaining parts of the old city wall.

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Montevideo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Edificio Ciudadela
Glass-framed office building at the western end of the square with a terrifying number of air conditioning units.
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Nuevo Citadelle
An array of typical Uruguayan food, surprisingly cheap considering its prime location. It's kind of hidden away, though—to get there from the Plaza Independencia, walk through the old city gate into the Ciudad Vieja, and after just a few meters, go through the glass doors at Sarandí 690 (just to the left of the "Bookshop") to enter the Edificio de la Ciudadela. The restaurant is straight ahead.
U$300–400 (Dec 2023)
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Museo Torres Garcia
Displaying works by one of the most prominent Uruguayan artists, the painter and sculptor Joaquín Torres García (1874-1949).
Mon-Fri 09:30-19:30, Sat 10:00-18:00
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Mausoleo de Artigas
This large monument in the Plaza Independencia pays tribute to José Gervasio Artigas, one of the heroes of the Uruguayan Independence. Under the monument is the mausoleum, which is open on the weekends. It contains an urn with his ashes and two honor guards keeping watch.