Urban Fabric
The city was developed on a peninsula, protruding into the Río de la Plata. The Portuguese Old City - 16 ha large Barrio Histórico - was enclosed by a fortification wall across the peninsula in the site of present day Calle Ituzaingó. The fortification wall was removed after 1777 and the remaining parts in 1859. The Portuguese part of the city has a street network characterised by an irregular planning.
Outside the fortification walls, the historical part of the city was planned in Spanish colonial style with the characteristic checkerboard planning.
Read more about this topic: Colonia Del Sacramento
Famous quotes containing the words urban and/or fabric:
“I have misplaced the Van Allen belt
the sewers and the drainage,
the urban renewal and the suburban centers.
I have forgotten the names of the literary critics.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“We have seen that men are learning that work, productivity, and marriage may be very important parts of life, but they are not its whole cloth. The rest of the fabric is made of nurturing relationships, especially those with children—relationships which are intimate, trusting, humane, complex, and full of care.”
—Kyle D. Pruett (20th century)