Monument sights in Buenos Aires
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Obelisco
Inaugurated in 1936 on the 400th anniversary of the first Spanish settlement and stretching 68m skyward, El Obelisco is more than a point of orientation – love it or hate it, it’s a striking symbol of modern Buenos Aires. The monument’s popularity peaked in 2005 when it donned a huge pink condom for AIDS awareness day.
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Floralis Genérica
This gargantuan solar-powered flower sculpture is the inspired creation of architect Eduardo Catalano, who designed and funded the project in 2002. Check out the stunning Floralis Genérica at dawn, when its enormous metallic petals open to the sun, or at dusk, when the flower delicately closes for the night.
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Monumento al General Carlos M de Alvear
Created by French sculptor Emile Antoine Bourdelle, this monument is one of the city's finest. General Alvear sits atop a horse with four bronze figures below him representing strength, eloquence, victory and freedom.
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Monumento a Los Españoles
This magnificent white monument on broad Av del Libertador was built in 1927. The massive figures at its base represent four regions of Argentina: the Pampas, the Andes, the Chaco and Río de La Plata.
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Monumento a Sarmiento
Rodin crafted this statue of former Argentine president Domingo F Sarmiento, the country’s leader from 1868 to 1874 and a key figure in Argentina’s education system.
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