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Obelisk of São Paulo
Obelisk of São Paulo 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. The height of the monument is 72 meters. The construction of the monument was started in 1947 and completed in 1970.
The obelisk is a project of the Italo-Brazilian sculptor Galileo Ugo Emendabili, who arrived at Brazil in 1923. The obelisk, made of pure travertino marble, was inaugurated on July 9, 1955, one year after the inauguration of Ibirapuera Park.
References
- Obelisco do Ibirapuera: Prefeitura e Estado unidos em prol do restauro (Portuguese)
- Ibirapuera Park Official website.. Managed by Ibirapuera Park Management Council, it allows civil society to interact with Park's Administration.
Coordinates: 23°35′5.01″S 46°39′17.1″W / 23.584725°S 46.65475°W
São Paulo Museum of Art • São Paulo Cathedral • Edifício Itália • Paulista Avenue • Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge • Altino Arantes Building • Rua Oscar Freire • Praça da Sé • Central Zone São Paulo • Ibirapuera Park • Ibirapuera Auditorium • Liberdade • Obelisk of São Paulo • Anhembi Convention Center • Luz Station • Martinelli Building • Edifício Copan • Museu Paulista • Museum of the Portuguese Language • Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo • Estádio do Morumbi • Estádio do Pacaembu • Brooklin • Jardins • Vila Olímpia • Municipal Theatre of São Paulo
Categories:- Buildings and structures completed in 1970
- 1970 establishments
- Monuments and memorials in Brazil
- Obelisks
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