Monument to the Heroes of Iquique
Monument to the Heroes of Iquique is a monument in Valparaíso, Central Chile. Monument to the Heroes of Iquique is situated nearby to Plaza Sotomayor, as well as near the railway station El Peral funicular.Photo: Ricardo Martins, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Monument in Valparaiso (Chile)
- Also known as: “Monumento a los Heroes de Iquique” and “Unknown Sailor Monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plaza Sotomayor and Palacio Baburizza.
Plaza Sotomayor
Photo: Peretz Partensky, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Plaza Sotomayor is a plaza in Valparaíso, Chile. It is named after Rafael Sotomayor. The square is lined by buildings occupying full block-fronts of the streets that flank it.
Palacio Baburizza
Castle
Photo: Hans1c3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palacio Baburizza is the former residence of Croatian businessman Pascual Baburizza located in Valparaíso, Chile. It was built in 1916 by Italian architects, and eventually turned into a museum in 1971, and declared a historic monument in 1976. Palacio Baburizza is situated 230 metres south of Monument to the Heroes of Iquique.
El Peral funicular
Railway station
Photo: CARLOS TEIXIDOR CADENAS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The El Peral funicular is located between two urban centers of Valparaíso, Chile, Plaza de la Justicia, a quiet place in Valparaiso’s downtown and Paseo Yugoslavo that offers a sightseeing balcony with a vista of the bay and mountains. El Peral funicular is situated 180 metres southwest of Monument to the Heroes of Iquique.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cerro Concepción and Cerro Cordillera.
Monument to the Heroes of Iquique
- Categories: monument, tomb of the unknown soldier, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Valparaíso, Valparaíso Province, Valparaiso, Central Chile, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-33.03829° or 33° 2′ 18″ southLongitude
-71.62834° or 71° 37′ 42″ westElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
47RCX96C+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3431866649OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
6930120Wikidata ID
Q6023170
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Monument to the Heroes of Iquique” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Monument als Herois d’Iquique”
- Cebuano: “Monumento a los Héroes de Iquique”
- French: “Monument à la Marine nationale”
- French: “Monument aux Héros de Iquique”
- German: “Denkmal für die Helden der Seeschlacht von Iquique im Jahr 1879”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Monumento a los Héroes de Iquique”
- Spanish: “Monumento a la Marina Nacional”
- Spanish: “Monumento a los Héroes de Iquique”
- Swedish: “Monumento a los Héroes de Iquique”
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