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Obelisco de Buenos Aires. The Obelisco de Buenos Aires (Obelisk of Buenos Aires) is a national historic monument and icon of Buenos Aires. Located in the Plaza de la República in the intersection of avenues Corrientes and 9 de Julio, it was erected in 1936 to commemorate the quadricentennial of the first foundation of the city.
Examples from the 19th and 20th centuries include the Obelisk (1800) in Stockholm, Stone of the Empress (1835) in Helsinki, [31] the Wellington Monument (1861) in Dublin, the Washington Monument (1884) in Washington, D.C., [32] the Obelisk of Buenos Aires (1936) in Buenos Aires, [33] the Monument to the People's Heroes (1958) in Tiananmen ...
Washington Monument (the United States) The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States, victorious commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783 in the American Revolutionary War, and the first President of the United ...
The monument was created in Italy, divided into nineteen sections, and shipped to Buenos Aires, where it arrived on April 14, 1921. It suffered some damage during a bombardment in 1955. In June 2013 the monument was taken down causing a controversy and replaced by a monument to mestiza revolutionary fighter in the War of Independence, Juana ...
Obelisk of Buenos Aires: San Nicolás, Buenos Aires: Argentina: 71.5 235: 1936 ... cellphone tower in shape of Washington Monument: Cyclisk: Santa Rosa, California:
His grave is marked by a Washington Monument-esque pillar with intricate engravings at its base. ... Buenos Aires, Argentina ... Also look for a granite obelisk made from the same quarry as the ...
Pirámide de Mayo, July 2005. The Pirámide de Mayo ( Spanish pronunciation: [piˈɾamiðe ðe ˈmaʝo]; English: May Pyramid ), located at the hub of the Plaza de Mayo, is the oldest national monument in the City of Buenos Aires. Its construction was ordered in 1811 by the Primera Junta to celebrate the first anniversary of the May Revolution.
University of Buenos Aires. Profession. Architect, politician. Alberto Prebisch (February 1, 1899 – October 13, 1970) was a distinguished Argentine architect whose numerous works included private houses, apartment and office blocks, cinemas, shops and banks. Prebisch was born in Tucumán, Argentina, to German settlers his brother Raúl ...