Uruguay

Sunrise view from our hotel in Montevideo

Cathedral seen from my hotel room.

Ceremonial guards at entrance to Ministry of Defense

Legislative Palace, home of their Parliament, started in 1906 and finished in 1925.

Main foyer, filled with artwork and local granite and marble.  Mosaic at top represents sciences.

Their House of Representatives

Their Senate

Stain glass windows made by Italian artist Arturo Marchetti

One of two large mosaics, this one representing Arts.

One of four columns, each made of a single, solid piece of red granite.

Their Library of Congress, open as a public library.

An 1871 reprint of Don Quixote

Changing of the guard

Outside of the building undergoing reconstruction; I can't recall the style of artwork (it was said fast and the name was in Spanish) but the docent said the red paintwork has to be done at the same time as the wall covering, so they set and dry as one.

Close up of the exterior wall

House of Representatives (we didn't get to see the Senate which was in session).  The painting by Fernando Laroche represents the meeting between General Artigas and General Rondeau at the Cerrito during the second siege to the city of Montevideo in 1913.

Stain glass window including the national emblem which represents justice, strength, wealth, and freedom.