Plaza Independencia, Central park in Mendoza, Argentina
The Plaza Independencia extends across multiple blocks with fountains, green spaces, and trees providing shade for visitors throughout the park.
After the 1861 earthquake destroyed Mendoza, city planners designed Plaza Independencia as the new center, surrounded by four additional squares for safety.
The Municipal Museum of Modern Art within Plaza Independencia displays works from local artists and international masters like Picasso and Miro.
The Sunday artisan market on the eastern side of Plaza Independencia offers local crafts, including wooden items, jewelry, and traditional mate cups.
The park functions as the central point of a strategic urban layout with four satellite plazas positioned at each corner for earthquake safety measures.
Location: Ciudad de Mendoza
Address: Gral. Espejo 300, M5502 AVJ, Mendoza, Argentina M5502 AVJ M5502 AVJ
Website: http://ciudaddemendoza.gov.ar/2017/04/03/plaza-independencia
GPS coordinates: -32.88974,-68.84450
Latest update: May 7, 2025 12:58
The Mendoza region offers wineries with historic and modern cellars, natural parks including the highest peak in the Americas, museums tracing local history, squares adorned with monuments, and notable geological sites. The area also includes colonial forts, historical churches, lakes, ski resorts, and nature reserves with volcanic formations.
General San Martín Park
2.5 km
Museo del Área Fundacional
1.9 km
Bautista Gargantini Stadium
1.7 km
Museo de Ciencias Naturales y Antropológicas Juan Cornelio Moyano
2.1 km
Reserva natural Divisadero Largo
11.8 km
Our Lady of Loreto Cathedral, Mendoza
237 m
Mendoza Zoological Park
4.2 km
Teatro Independencia
183 m
Víctor Legrotaglie Stadium
1.9 km
Plaza España
427 m
Gómez Building
506 m
Plaza Pedro del Castillo
1.8 km
Palacio Policial de Mendoza
1.1 km
Estadio Omar Higinio Sperdutti
11.5 km
La Enoteca
1.2 km
Ruinas de San Francisco
1.8 km
General San Martin Historical Museum
1.1 km
Plaza Belgrano
1.4 km
Area Fundacional
1.8 km
Contemporary Art gallery Eliana Molinelli
451 m
Museo Regional Americanista
16.9 km
Molino Orfila Solar Histórico
39.2 km
Colegio Nacional Agustín Alvarez
168 m
Chalets Giol y Gargantini
10.8 km
Biblioteca del Agua
896 m
Municipal Museum of Modern Art of Mendoza
62 m
Viñedos y Bodegas Arizu
2.2 km
Balneario "Playas serranas" actual Museo de Ciencias Naturales y Antropológicas Juan Cornelio Moyano
2.2 kmReviews
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