The Central University of Venezuela is a public university located in Caracas, Venezuela. Founded in 1721, it is the oldest university in Venezuela and one of the oldest in the Western Hemisphere.
The old campus in 1911. The building also served as the location for the National Library when it was founded in 1833. It is currently known as the Palacio de las Academias which is Spanish for "Palace of Academies"
Central Library
Floating Clouds, 1953, by Alexander Calder in the Aula Magna
School of Architecture. Mural by Alejandro Otero
University City of Caracas
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The University City of Caracas, also known by the acronym CUC, is the main campus of the Central University of Venezuela, located in central Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. It was designed by the V
Central University of Venezuela
…Venezuela. Founded in 1721, it is the oldest university in Venezuela and one of the oldest in the Western Hemisphere. The main university campus, Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas, was designed by architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva and it is considered a masterpiece of urban planning and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO…
Biblioteca de la Universidad Central de Venezuela
UCV Plaza Techada
UCV 2015 520 Mural de Pedro León Zapata 1999, Los Constructores de Venezuela
Laguna Venezuela in August 2016, with water lilies (left); Parque Central is behind