Monument sights in Argentina
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Monumento Nacional a La Bandera
Manuel Belgrano, who designed the Argentine flag, rests in a crypt beneath the colossal 78m-high Monumento Nacional a La Bandera, a chillingly nationalistic construction in pitiless stone. The monument’s redeeming attributes are its location near the Paraná waterfront, with stirring views of the river and its islands from the tower, accessed by elevator (no disabled access). The museum contains the original flag embroidered by Catalina de Vidal.
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Cerro La Movediza
At the north edge of town, where Tata Dios gathered his supporters over a century ago, the Piedra Movediza (a 300-ton 'rocking stone') once teetered precariously atop Cerro La Movediza for many years before falling in 1912. A 'replica,' non-moving stone was built in 2007, and a theme park is planned. Take blue bus 503.
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Tumba de Malacara
Horse lovers can pay their respects at Tumba de Malacara, the monument holding the remains of a brave horse whose swift retreat saved its owner’s hide. As the story goes, town founder John Evans escaped with Malacara from murder-bent Araucanians, who were retaliating for an attack by the Argentine army during the Conquista del Desierto. It’s two blocks northeast of Plaza Coronel Fontana.
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Historical Murals
The eastern side of Calle San Juan, between Plácido Martínez and Quintana, has a series of striking Historical Murals, extending more than 100m around the corner onto Quintana. These very attractive works chronicle the city's history since colonial times; full marks to the council. There's also a monument honoring Corrientes' substantial Italian community.
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Monumento a la Independencia
From the plaza, a staircase climbs to the Monumento a la Independencia, a vulgarity produced by local sculptor Ernesto Soto Avendaño. The sculpture exemplifies indigenismo, a widespread tendency in Latin American art that romantically but patronizingly extols the virtues of native cultures overwhelmed by colonialism.
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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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Cristo Redentor
There are excellent views from the Cristo Redentor a 7m statue of Christ; from the Plaza 25 de Mayo, cross the river and walk east on Córdoba toward the mountains - the trail begins after a quick jut to the left after crossing Cabrera.
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Parque Los Menhires
At Parque Los Menhires, at the southern end of La Angostura reservoir, stand more than 80 indigenous granite monuments collected from nearby archaeological sites. Some say they resemble the standing stones of the Scottish Hebrides.
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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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