Obelisk of São Paulo
Obelisk of São Paulo or Obelisk of Ibirapuera is an obelisk in Ibirapuera Park in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. This monument is a symbol of the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932, and the biggest monument of the city of São Paulo.Photo: Dornicke, Public domain.
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Obelisco Mausoléu aos Heróis de 32” and “Obelisk of Ibirapuera”
- Roof shape: pyramidal
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ibirapuera Park and Ibirapuera Auditorium.
Ibirapuera Park
Park
Photo: Stankuns, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ibirapuera Park is an urban park in São Paulo. It comprises 158 hectares between Av. República do Líbano, Av. Pedro Alvares Cabral, and Av. IV Centenário, and is the most visited park in South America, with 14.4 million visits in 2017.
Ibirapuera Auditorium
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ibirapuera Auditorium is a building conceived by Oscar Niemeyer for the presentation of musical spectacles, situated in Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo. Ibirapuera Auditorium is situated 210 metres southwest of Obelisk of São Paulo.
São Paulo Museum of Modern Art
Museum
Photo: Dornicke, Public domain.
The São Paulo Museum of Modern Art, is located in Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo. Founded by Francisco Matarazzo Sobrinho and Yolanda Penteado, and built in 1948, the museum is modelled on the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. São Paulo Museum of Modern Art is situated 370 metres south of Obelisk of São Paulo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moema and South Central.
Moema
Suburb
Moema is a district in the south region of the city of São Paulo. The name was first applied to the area in the early 20th century, when São Paulo expanded southward and began formalizing new residential districts.
South Central
Photo: Agente Rolf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Central is a region of São Paulo. It is the wealthiest region of the city on average, although it does contain some poorer areas, especially in the extreme south.
Paulista
Photo: sensechange, CC BY 2.0.
Paulista region is commonly used by people of São Paulo to refer to the area around Avenida Paulista. The term is subjective, as Av. Paulista crosses different neighborhoods, districts, and even different regions.
Obelisk of São Paulo
- Categories: cenotaph, obelisk, mausoleum, monument, building, and tourism
- Location: Subprefecture of Vila Mariana, São Paulo, Grande São Paulo, São Paulo, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-23.58474° or 23° 35′ 5″ southLongitude
-46.65474° or 46° 39′ 17″ westInception
July 9th, 1955Height
72 metres (236 feet)Open location code
588MC88W+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 125451290OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=obeliskOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=pyramidalWikidata ID
Q2914792
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Obelisk of São Paulo” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسلة ساو باولو”
- Catalan: “Obelisc de São Paulo”
- Chinese: “圣保罗方尖碑”
- Chinese: “聖保羅方尖碑”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسلة ساو پولو”
- Finnish: “São Paulon obeliski”
- French: “obélisque de São Paulo”
- French: “Obélisque de São Paulo”
- Hebrew: “האובליסק של סאו פאולו”
- Indonesian: “Obelisk São Paulo”
- Portuguese: “Mausoléu do Soldado Constitucionalista de 1932”
- Portuguese: “Mausoléu do Soldado Constitucionalista”
- Portuguese: “Monumento - Mausoléu ao Soldado Constitucionalista de 1932”
- Portuguese: “Obelisco de São Paulo”
- Portuguese: “Obelisco do ibirapuera”
- Portuguese: “Obelisco dos Revolucionários de 1932”
- Portuguese: “Obelisco Mausoléu ao Soldado Constitucionalista de 1932”
- Portuguese: “Obelisco Mausoléu dos Heróis de 32”
- Spanish: “Obelisco de San Pablo”
- Spanish: “Obelisco de Sao Paulo”
- Spanish: “Obelisco de São Paulo”
- Spanish: “Obelisco del Ibirapuera”
- Spanish: “Obelisco do Ibirapuera”
- Turkish: “São Paulo Dikilitaşı”
- Ukrainian: “Обеліск Сан-Паулу”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parque Ibrahim Nobre and Praça Reinaldo Porchat.
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