Carrera Séptima
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 Bolívar Square and San Francisco Church on Carrera Séptima | |
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| Location | Bogotá Colombia |
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| Coordinates | 4°41′34″N 74°01′57″W / 4.69278°N 74.03250°W |
| South end | Avenida Primero de Mayo |
| North end | Autopista Norte |
Carrera Séptima (Seventh Street), also known as Eduardo Posada Flórez Avenue, is one of the principal transit arteries which crosses the eastern side of Bogotá north and south.[1] It is the most important thoroughfare of the city in the sense of history, culture, economy, and society. Carrera Séptima is bound to the east by the Eastern Hills.
Points of interest
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Carrera Séptima passes through the localities of Usaquén, Chapinero, Santa Fe, and La Candelaria.
Usaquén
[edit]- The Usaquén historic zone
- El Centro Comercial Hacienda Santa Bárbara
- El Centro Empresarial Santa Bárbara
- El Cantón Norte del Ejército
- El Complejo América Centro Mundial de Negocios
Chapinero
[edit]- Parque Museo del Chicó
- Avenida Chile (Calle 72) Financial District
- Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
- Pontifical Xavierian University
Santa Fe
[edit]- Parque Nacional Enrique Olaya Herrera (Parque Nacional)
- The National Museum of Colombia[2]
- Centro Internacional de Bogotá
- Centro Comercial Terraza Pasteur
- Torre Colpatria
- Banco de la República
- Iglesia de Las Nieves
- Iglesia de San Francisco [3]
- Parque Santander
La Candelaria
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Memorial to Jorge Eliécer Gaitán -
Statue of Francisco de Paula Santander in Santander Park -
José de San Martín Monument -
Nuestra Señora de las Nieves Church -
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References
[edit]- ^ "The high street". Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Museo Nacional". Fodor's Travel. Random House, LLC. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Iglesia de San Francisco". Fodor's Travel. Random House, LLC. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Plaza de Bolívar". Fodor's Travel. Random House, LLC. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "CASA DE NARIÑO". Fodor's Travel. Random House, LLC. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carrera Séptima.
- (in Spanish) Patrimoniocultural.gov