University of San Andres (Universidad Mayor de San Andres) description and photos - Bolivia: La Paz (Topic)

University of San Andres (Universidad Mayor de San Andres) description and photos - Bolivia: La Paz. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Universidad Mayor de San Andres.

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All tourists who come to La Paz consider it necessary to visit the largest university in Bolivia, the University of San Andres. Its construction began in 1830. And it ended with the construction of a new Monoblock only in 1947. Significantly, its architect was Emilio Villanueva Penaranda, who is considered to be the founder of the neotivanacot style. It was from the building of the university that the development of high-rise buildings began in La Paz. So the building of the Central Bank, the city hall, the first stadium appeared in the city. Tourists love this place, which has immortalized the image of the world famous freedom fighter. In the university garden, on the wall is a portrait of Ernesto Che Guevara. He is over 20 years old. Repeatedly they tried to destroy, erase, paint over it. But nobody succeeded. The hero depicted is reborn every time,

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