[ENG/ESP] Visiting Plaza Bolívar in Maracaibo /Visitando la Plaza Bolivar en Maracaibo

8 months ago

Versión Inglés

Greetings dear hiviers, how was your day, I hope you have enjoyed a well-deserved rest and that this week that begins is productive for everyone.

A few days ago I was visiting La Plaza Bolivar, located in the heart of Maracaibo.

Plaza Bolívar is one of the places you should go to feel a little about the history of Venezuela and in particular Zulia, it is a place that is currently preserved and maintained with good cleanliness, although it is a little neglected, and may be better, but looking further I focused on history and its representation, it is ideal to appreciate the architecture of previous years and the statue of the Liberator Simón Bolívar, located in its central space on a reinforced concrete pedestal covered with polished stone.

Inside it has 4 clearly differentiated areas in its corners, provided with 4 water fountains that serve as pedestals with female sculptures or nymphs.

In addition, the plaza has a rectangular platform that is accessed by stairs, which is or was used for musical or commemorative events. There are many trees, delimited by gardens covered in marble that in turn house attached concrete benches, where I was able to rest for a while and listen to the birds singing.

From this place you can see the facades of: The Baralt Theater, The House of Capitulation, the governorate, the Legislative Council, the cathedral, the mayor's office and the Central Bank of Venezuela.

It doesn't hurt to walk around it and take some photos since there are many places of interest in its surroundings, although I was sad to see it.

I hope it was to your liking. Until a next opportunity.

The photographs are my own, taken with my Samsung A 12 mobile phone.

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Versión Español

Saludos queridos hiviers, que tal pasaron el día, espero hayan disfrutado de un merecido descanso y que está semana que comienza sea productiva para todos.

Hace unos días estuve visitando La Plaza Bolivar, situada en el corazón de Maracaibo.

La plaza Bolívar es uno de los lugares a los que se debe ir para sentir un poco la historia de Venezuela y en particular del zulia, es un lugar que actualmente está preservado y se mantiene con buena limpieza, aunque está un poco descuidada, pudiendo estar mejor, pero viendo más allá me concentré en la historia y en su representación, es ideal para apreciar la arquitectura de años anteriores y la estatua del Libertador Simón Bolívar, ubicado el espacio central de la misma sobre un pedestal de concreto armado recubierto de piedra pulida.

En su interior presenta 4 áreas claramente diferenciadas en sus esquinas, provistas de 4 fuentes de agua que fungen como pedestales con esculturas femeninas o ninfas.

Además la plaza posee una tarima rectangular a la que se accede mediante escaleras, que se usa o se usaba para eventos musicales o conmemorativos. Hay muchos árboles, delimitada por jardines revestidos de mármol que a su vez albergan bancos de concreto adheridos, en donde pude reposar un rato y escuchar el canto de los pájaros.

Desde este lugar puedes apreciar las fachadas de: El Teatro Baralt, La casa de la Capitulación, la gobernación, el consejo Legistivo, la catedral, la alcaldía y el banco Central de Venezuela.

No está demás caminarla y tomarse algunas fotos ya que en sus alrededores hay muchos sitios de interés, aunque me entristeció ver que no le dan el cuidado que se merece.