List of places and things named after Simón Bolivar explained
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Bolivia
Bulgaria
- Simón Bolívar secondary school in Plovdiv, opened on 1983 in honor of the 200th anniversary of his birth
- Statue of Simón Bolívar in Sofia opened in 2010 in honor of the 200th anniversary of the independence of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Chile
Colombia
- Bolívar Department
- Bolívar, Cauca
- Bolívar, Santander
- Bolívar, Valle del Cauca
- Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá
- Ciudad Bolívar, Antioquia
- Bolívar Park (Medellín, Colombia)
- Carrera Bolívar, Medellín
- Simón Bolívar International Airport (Colombia), serving Santa Marta city
- Puerto Bolívar Airport, a private airport in La Guajira Department of Colombia
- Simón Bolívar Park, Bogotá
- Plaza Bolívar, Bogotá
- Pico Simón Bolívar, at the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
- Simón Bolívar (TransMilenio), a bus station in Bogotá, Colombia
- Bolívar (TV series), a 2019 historical drama television series
Costa Rica
Cuba
Ecuador
El Salvador
- Bolívar, a town La Unión province
- Equestrian Statue of Simón Bolívar, just a few steps away from the Eiffel Tower and the Seine, in Paris. It was built by major French sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet, famous for his Jeanne d'Arc golden statue in Paris. Frémiet sculpted it for Bogota, Colombia in 1910 before the latter offered it in 1930 to Paris for the 100th anniversary of Bolívar's death.The statue was originally at the Place de la Porte-de-Champerret, but was moved to its present location (the Cours la Reine) in 1980.[2] [3]
- Bolivar (Paris Métro), a station.
- Avenue Simon Bolivar, in Paris
- Rue Simon Bolivar, in Goussainville, near Paris and the Charles de Gaulle Airport.
- Allée Simon Bolivar, 26100, Romans-sur-Isère, Arrondissement de Valence
- Rue Simon Bolivar, 95190, Commune de Goussainville, Arrondissement de Sarcelles
- Impasse Simon Bolivar, 02220, Braine, Arrondissement of Soissons
- Avenue Simón Bolívar, 75019, Quartier du Combat, Paris 19th Arrondissement
- Boulevard Simon Bolivar, 13014, La Delorme, 15th Arrondissement, Marseille
- Rue Simon Bolivar, 13014, La Delorme, 15th Arrondissement, Marseille
- Rue Simon Bolivar, 13014, Saint-Joseph, 14th Arrondissement, Marseille
- Allée Simon Bolivar, 93140, Les Merisiers, Bondy
- Avenue Simón Bolívar, 75019, Belleville, Quartier de Belleville, Paris 20th Arrondissement
- Allée Simon Bolivar, 87280, Les Pilateries, Limoges
- Rue Simon Bolivar, 28500, La Croix Giboreau, Commune of Vernouillet
- Rue Simon Bolivar, 14th Arrondissement, Marseille
Germany
- Simon Bolívar Anlage, a street in Frankfurt
Hungary
- A park and a walkway in Budapest are named after him
India
Italy
Jamaica
- Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre, Kingston, Jamaica
- Simon Bolivar - Cluster 2, Rex Nettleford Hall of Residence, The University of the West Indies Mona
Mexico
- General Simón Bolívar Municipality and its municipal seat, General Simón Bolívar
- Instituto Simón Bolívar, a private school in Xoco, Benito Juárez, Mexico City
- Colegio Simón Bolívar (Simon Bolivar University), a school in Colonia Insurgentes, Mixcoac, Benito Juárez, Mexico City
- Colegio La Salle Simón Bolívar, a private school system in Mexico City
- Simón Bolívar (1942 film), a Mexican film
- Simón Bolívar metro station (Monterrey), on Simón Bolivar Avenue
Paraguay
Peru
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
- Simon Bolivar Bulvarı, a street in Ankara
United Kingdom
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- Bolivar Terrace in Glasgow,Scotland is named after Simon Bolivar and there is a commemorative plaque on the wall of one of the buildings.
United States
- Bolivar, Alabama
- Simón Bolívar (Tadolini), three statues, one of which is in United Nations Plaza in San Francisco, California
- Bolivar, Georgia
- Bolivar, Indiana
- Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana
- New Orleans, Simon Bolivar Blvd, Statue
- Bolivar County, Mississippi
- Bolivar, Missouri with their high school namesake The Liberator[7]
- Bolivar, New York
- Bolivar, Ohio
- Bolivar Road in Cleveland, Ohio. Coincidentally this street is adjacent to the Cleveland Guardians ballpark, (formerly the Cleveland Indians), franchise where many great Venezuelan shortstops have played.
- Mount Bolivar, Oregon, a high point in Oregon
- Bolivar, Pennsylvania
- Bolivar, Tennessee
- Bolivar, Texas
- Bust of Simón Bolívar (Houston), Texas
- Bolivar Peninsula, Texas
- Equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar (Washington, D.C.)
- Bolivar, West Virginia
- , a nuclear submarine
- Bolivar House, Center of Latin American Studies, Stanford University
- Simon Bolivar st. In New Orleans, Louisiana.
Uruguay
Venezuela
- The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the official long name of Venezuela
- Bolívar (state)
- several municipalities: see Simón Bolívar Municipality (disambiguation) or Bolívar Municipality (disambiguation)
- many towns and cities in Venezuela have a Plaza Bolivar: see Plaza Bolivar (disambiguation)
- Simón Bolívar International Bridge on the Venezuela–Colombia border
- Simón Bolívar (Tadolini), three statues, one of which is in Caracas
- Guri Dam, or the Simón Bolívar Hydroelectric Plant, in Bolívar State, Venezuela, on the Caroni River
- Teatro Simón Bolívar, a theatre in Caracas
- Venezuelan bolívar, the currency of Venezuela
- Pico Bolívar, highest peak in Venezuela
- Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela), serving the capital city of Venezuela, Caracas
- Simón Bolívar University in Caracas, Venezuela
- Centro Simón Bolívar Towers, two 26-story twin towers located in Caracas, Venezuela
- Simón Bolívar United World College of Agriculture
- Venesat-1 "Simón Bolívar", a satellite launched in 2008
- Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar, an orchestra
- Simón Bolívar (barque) of the Venezuelan Navy
- Copa Simón Bolívar (Venezuela), a football competition
- Estadio de Fútbol de la Universidad Simón Bolívar in Caracas
Other uses
- Various streets in Milwaukee, New Orleans, Mexico City, Mexico, Santiago de Chile, Managua, Tehran, Ankara, Turkey, Cairo, Paris, Guatemala City and New Delhi are named after Simón Bolívar
- International Simón Bolívar Prize
"El Libertador"
People with the name
Notes and References
- Web site: https://france-streets.openalfa.com/streets?q=Simon+Bolivar . 2023-10-19 . france-streets.openalfa.com . en-US.
- Web site: Statue Equestre De Simon Bolivar (Paris) - 2021 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go Tours & Tickets (with Photos). 2021-12-14. Tripadvisor. en.
- Web site: 2016-04-06. Equestrian statue of Simon Bolivar in Paris France. 2021-12-14. Equestrian statues. en-US.
- News: 5 February 2017 . India-Venezuela ties: Petroleum university exchange programme in pipeline . The Indian Express . 5 January 2023.
- https://indianexpress.com/article/business/business-others/petroleum-university-india-venezuela-ties-petroleum-university-exchange-programme-in-pipeline-4508728/ "India-Venezuela ties: Petroleum university exchange programme in pipeline"
- News: 20 April 2016 . Newest square in Delhi honours revolutionary Simon Bolivar . 9 . The Hindu . subscription . 5 January 2023.
- Web site: Student body voted 3-1 to change BHS namesake . www.bolivar.k12.mo.us . 2009-07-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090624005158/http://www.bolivar.k12.mo.us/BHS/bhsjour/simon.html . June 24, 2009 .
