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300: 700: 22: 119: 156: â€” one of the landmarks of Caracas â€” the water mirror and a fountain that falls till the bottom of the square, which has turned into a small shopping center and the main entrance of Altamira subway station. 137:. It was built at the beginning of the 1940s and opened on August 11, 1945, with the original name of "Plaza Altamira". Its name was later changed due to an agreement between the cities of Caracas and 141:
to have a Venezuela Square in Paris and a France Square in Caracas. This square was designed by town planner Luis Roche within the project of "Altamira neighborhood", a wealthy district of
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In 2002 this square became the place where many people congregated in protest against the president at the time, Hugo Chávez, in a very
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Alejandro Otero Museum
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