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The Angel of Independence, most commonly known by the shortened name El Ángel and officially known as Monumento a la Independencia ("Monument to Independence"), is a victory column on a roundabout on the major thoroughfare of Paseo de la Reforma in downtown Mexico City.
Statue of Manuel Ojinaga in 2012. There are many statues installed along Paseo de la Reforma, in Mexico City, Mexico.Major monuments include the Angel of Independence, the Diana the Huntress Fountain, the Monument to Christopher Columbus, and the Monument to Cuauhtémoc.
Paseo de la Reforma skyline. Paseo de la Reforma (literally "Promenade of the Reform") is a wide avenue that runs diagonally across the heart of Mexico City.It was designed at the behest of Emperor Maximilian by Ferdinand von Rosenzweig during the era of the Second Mexican Empire and modeled after the great boulevards of Europe, [1] such as the Ringstraße in Vienna and the Champs-Élysées in ...
The greatest damage was observed in Mexico City, where many buildings were destroyed. Chilpancingo was also badly affected with 90% of buildings being damaged. The towns of Ayutla, Chilapa, Huamuxtitlán, San Luis Acatlan, San Marcos, Tlapa and Huitzuco all sustained significant damage. [4]
The most recognizable icon of Mexico City is the golden Angel of Independence on the wide, elegant avenue Paseo de la Reforma, modeled by the order of the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico after the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
Marchers at the 2009 Gay Pride Parade Amberes street in Mexico City's Zona Rosa is lined with gay bars. Another prominent area is Amberes Street, home to Mexico City's gay community. [6] This community was established in the 1990s due to the area's overall tolerance and the fact that police here did not extort members of the gay community. [19]
Four of the five members of Odisseo formed the band in Ecatepac de Morelos, in the greater metropolitan area of Mexico City, in 2010. The band’s name is a portmanteau of the Spanish words for ...
Very close, on Av. Paseo de la Reforma, in one of its beautiful gazebos is the column of independence, crowned by a winged victory, better known as the Angel of Independence, made by the architect Rivas Mercado in 1910, to commemorate the 100 years of the independence of Mexico. A space full of tradition, art and culture.