Obelisco de São Paulo
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saopaulo1
S 23° 35.133 W 046° 39.291
23K E 331132 N 7390681
Symbol of the Constitutionalistic Revolution of 1932, the obelisco is the biggest monument of the city and has 72 meters of height. The construction of the monument was started in 1947 and and concluded in 1970.
Waymark Code: WM29D5
Location: Brazil
Date Posted: 09/26/2007
Views: 32
The obelisco is a project of the sculptor ítalo-Brazilian Galileo Ugo Emendabili, who arrived at Brazil in 1923. The obelisco, made of pure travertino marble, was inaugurated in 9 of July of 1955, one year after the inauguration of Ibirapuera Park.
The Wikipedia page is from the Portuguese edition.
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