Independence Column

Local nameÁngel de la Independencia
LocationMexico City, México

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 Mexico City.

El Ángel was built in 1910 during the presidency of Porfirio Díaz by architect Antonio Rivas Mercado, to commemorate the centennial of the beginning of Mexico's War of Independence. In later years it was made into a mausoleum for the most important heroes of that war. It is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Mexico City, and it has become a focal point for both celebration and protest. It resembles the July Column in Paris, the Victory Column in Berlin and the Columbus Monument in New York City.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_of_Independence

Address Paseo de la Reforma, Ciudad de México 06500, Mexico

Coordinates 19°25'37.154" N -99°10'3.539" E

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