Obelisk of Montevideo

The Obelisk of Montevideo, officially Obelisk to the Constituents of 1830 is a created by sculptor José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín. It is a three-sided obelisk made of granite, 40 metres tall with three bronze statues on its sides, representing "Law", "Liberty" and "Force".
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (160 feet)
  • Description: sculpture by José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín
  • Also known as
    “Obelisco a los Constituyentes de 1830 (Montevideo)”
    “Obelisk to the Constituents of 1830”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hospital Pereira Rossell and Italian Hospital of Montevideo.
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Hospital
is a children's hospital in , . is situated 200 metres southeast of Obelisk of Montevideo.
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Hospital
The , whose official… is situated 180 metres north of Obelisk of Montevideo.
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Government office
The Southern Common Market is a South American trade… is situated 2 km south of Obelisk of Montevideo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tres Cuces and La Comercial.
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Suburb
Tres Cruces is a barrio of 's capital .
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Suburb
is a barrio of , .
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Suburb
is a central barrio of , .

Obelisk of Montevideo

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Latitude
-34.89741° or 34° 53′ 51″ south
Longitude
-56.16441° or 56° 9′ 52″ west
Open location code
48Q54R3P+26
Open­Street­Map ID
node 642809502
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6696929
Wiki­data ID
Q1726492

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Obelisk of Montevideo” goes by many names.
Obelisc als Constituents de 1830Catalan
蒙得维的亚方尖碑Chinese
Obélisque de MontevideoFrench
Obelisk von MontevideoGerman
Obelisk MontevideoPolish
Obelisco aos Constituintes de 1830Portuguese
Obeliscul din MontevideoRomanian
Обелиск МонтевидеоRussian
Obelisco a los Constituyentes de 1830Spanish

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