Parque Batlle
Parque Batlle–Villa Dolores | |
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Barrio and park | |
Monumento La Carreta | |
Street map of Parque Batlle–Villa Dolores | |
Map of Montevideo highlighting the barrio | |
| Coordinates: 34°53′42″S 56°9′16″W / 34.89500°S 56.15444°W | |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Department | Montevideo Department |
| City | Montevideo |
| Website | www.parquebatlle.tk |
Parque Batlle (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaɾke ˈβaʝe], locally [ˈpaɾke ˈβaʒe, - ˈβaʃe]), formerly Parque de los Aliados (Allied Park), is a barrio (neighbourhood or district) and a major public central park in Uruguay's capital city of Montevideo. It is named in honour of José Batlle y Ordóñez, President of Uruguay from 1903-1907 and 1911–1915.