Club Uruguay Explained

Club Uruguay
Type:Gentlemen's club
Location:Sarandi 582, Ciudad Vieja

Club Uruguay is a gentlemen's club located in Montevideo, Uruguay.

History

The club was founded in 1878 as a merger between the Casino de Comercio, whose members belonged to the business elite, and Club Libertad, which was a social haunt of the traditional upper-class.[1]

Building

Club Uruguay is based in a historic building in the old city that faces Constitution Square.[2] The building is architecturally significant.[3] Designed by Italian engineer Luigi Andreoni, it reflects renaissance, mannerist and baroque influences over its three floors.

It was declared a National Historic Monument in 1975.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historia . Club Uruguay . 1 January 2023 . Spanish.
  2. Web site: Club Uruguay . Nómada . 1 January 2023 . es.
  3. Book: Burford . Tim . Uruguay . 2017 . Bradt Travel Guides . 9781784770594 . 127.
  4. Web site: Guia Arquitectonica y Urbanistica de Montevideo . Universidad de la República . 1 January 2023 . 35 . 2010.

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