Montevideo Obelisk
The Obelisco a los Constituyentes de 1830 is a 40 meter high monument in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, inaugurated on August 25, 1938 . It commemorates the first constitution of Uruguay, which came into force in 1830 .
The obelisk is located on the east side of Bulevar Artigas directly opposite the junction of Avenida 18 de Julio and that of Avenida Dr. Luis Morquio on the border of the Barrios Parque Batlle and Tres Cruces . It is made of bronze and granite and was created by the Uruguayan sculptor José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín . Since 1976 it has been classified as a Monumento Histórico Nacional .
literature
- Guía Arquitectónica y Urbanística de Montevideo. 3. Edition. Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo et al., Montevideo et al. 2008, ISBN 978-9974-600-26-3 , p. 100.
Web links
Commons : Obelisk of Montevideo - collection of images, videos and audio files
- El Obelisco de Montevideo with aerial view (Spanish)
- The Obelisk of Montevideo (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obelisco a los Constituyentes on montevideo.gub.uy.
Coordinates: 34 ° 53 ′ 50.6 ″ S , 56 ° 9 ′ 51.8 ″ W.