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El Obelisco or Monumento a los Próceres de la Independencia is a monument in Guatemala City, Guatemala built in 1935 under the government… Read more…

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Obelisk
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Walk · 6 min
Corner Café
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Walk · 18 min
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El Obelisco or Monumento a los Próceres de la Independencia is a monument in Guatemala City, Guatemala built in 1935 under the government of Jorge Ubico and designed by Rafael Pérez De León. It commemorates the independence of Central America. the 18-metre high, 221-ton stone structure is situated on a huge roundabout called Plaza del Obelisco "Obelisk Square", where the Avenida Reforma, Boulevard Los Próceres, Avenida Las Americas and Boulevard Liberacion meet. The neoclassic Palacio de La Reforma once stood at this place, until it was destroyed by the earthquakes of 1917/1918.

In 1950, under president Juan José Arévalo, a flame of liberty was installed by the column.

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Address Avenida Las Americas, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Coordinates 14°35'40.113" N, 90°31'3.785" W
Riverside Hotel
Taxi · 8 min
Obelisk
2h
Walk · 6 min
Corner Café
45 min
Walk · 18 min
Riverside Hotel

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