Angel of Independence

The Angel of Independence, most commonly known by the shortened name El Ángel and officially known as Monumento a la Independencia, is a victory column on a roundabout on the major thoroughfare of Paseo de la Reforma in downtown .
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 2,251 metres (7,385 feet)
  • Description: monument in Mexico City
  • Also known as
    “Angel de la Independencia”
    “Columna de la Independencia”
    “El Ángel”
    “El Angel de la independencia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Winged Victory and Ecobici 24.

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is a work of art.

Bike rental
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is a bike rental.

Bike rental
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is a bike rental.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zona Rosa and Little Seoul.

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is a business and entertainment district near the center of .

Neighborhood
Pequeño Seúl is a Koreatown in Mexico City.

Neighborhood
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is one of the better-known…

Angel of Independence

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Latitude
19.427° or 19° 25′ 37″ north
Longitude
-99.16767° or 99° 10′ 4″ west
Open location code
76F2CRGJ+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1420845680
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6458969
Wiki­data ID
Q928541

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Angel of Independence” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ملاك الاستقلال”
  • Armenian: “Անկախության հուշարձան”
  • Armenian: “Անկախության հրեշտակ”
  • Catalan: “Monument a la Independència”
  • Chinese: “独立纪念柱”
  • Chinese: “獨立紀念柱”
  • Danish: “El Ángel de la Independencia”
  • Danish: “Monumento a la Independencia”
  • Dutch: “Monument voor de Onafhankelijkheid”
  • Esperanto: “Anĝelo de la Sendependeco”
  • Finnish: “El Ángel de la Independencia”
  • French: “Ángel de la Independencia”
  • Georgian: “დამოუკიდებლობის ანგელოზი”
  • German: “Columna de la Independencia”
  • German: “El Ángel de la Independencia”
  • Hebrew: “מלאך העצמאות”
  • Hungarian: “Függetlenség-emlékmű”
  • Indonesian: “Malaikat Kemerdekaan”
  • Italian: “Colonna dell’indipendenza”
  • Japanese: “メキシコ独立記念塔”
  • Japanese: “独立の天使”
  • Japanese: “独立記念碑”
  • Korean: “독립기념비”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “El Ángel de la Independencia”
  • Norwegian: “El Ángel de la Independencia”
  • Portuguese: “El Ángel de la Independencia”
  • Russian: “Ангел независимости”
  • Russian: “Эль-Анхель-Де-Ла-Индепенденсия”
  • Serbian: “Анђео независности”
  • Slovenian: “Angel neodvisnosti”
  • Slovenian: “El Ángel”
  • Spanish: “Columna de la Independencia”
  • Spanish: “El Ángel”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a la Independencia”
  • Spanish: “Victoria Alada”
  • Swedish: “El Ángel de la Independencia”
  • Swiss German: “Columna de la Independencia”
  • Swiss German: “El Ángel de la Independencia”
  • Turkish: “Bağımsızlık Meleği”
  • Ukrainian: “Ангел Незалежності”

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