The Parque Cristal is an office and recreation building located on Avenida Francisco de Miranda in Caracas, Venezuela, which has become a famous landmark. The building is 103 meters high and has 18 floors for work and recreational space. It was designed by Jimmy Alcock, who won the Premio Metropolitano de Arquitectura for his design.
The San Carlos de la Barra Fortress is a seventeenth century
star fort protecting
Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, one of a number of coastal fortifications built by the Spanish in colonial times. It was built in 1623 with limestone rocks, brought from the Island of Toas, at the entrance to the Maracaibo bar.
The cuatro of Venezuela has four single nylon strings,
tuned (ad'f#'b). It is similar in shape and tuning to the
ukulele, but their character and playing technique are vastly different. A cuatro player is called a cuatrista.
Plaza Francia, also known as "Plaza Altamira", is a public space located in
Altamira, east
Caracas. It was built at the beginning of the 1940s and opened on August 11, 1945 with the name "Plaza Altamira". Its name was later changed due to an agreement between the cities of Caracas and
Paris to have a Venezuela Square in Paris and a France Square in Caracas.
Plaza Francia, also known as "Plaza Altamira", is a public space located in
Altamira, east
Caracas. It was built at the beginning of the 1940s and opened on August 11, 1945 with the name "Plaza Altamira". Its name was later changed due to an agreement between the cities of Caracas and
Paris to have a Venezuela Square in Paris and a France Square in Caracas.