Obelisk of Montevideo

Obelisco a los Constituyentes

Artist	José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín
Year	1938 (inauguration)
Type	Granite and bronze
Location	Montevideo

The Obelisk of Montevideo, officially listed as the Obelisco a los Constituyentes de 1830, is a monument, work of the sculptor José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín (1891-1975). It is a three sided obelisk made of granite, 40 meters tall with 3 bronze statues on its sides, representing "Law", "Liberty" and "Force". It has a hexagonal water fountain around it with six spheres on its outer circumference. It is located at the intersection of 18 de Julio and Artigas Boulevard avenues, in Montevideo, at the entrance of the Parque Batlle area. It was built in 1930 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Constitution of Uruguay and is a hommage to the participants of the General Assembly of the first Constitution.^[1]

Six years later, a similar but larger monument was built at the intersection of 9 de Julio and Corrientes avenues in Buenos Aires, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the first founding of the city.

See also

• 18 de Julio Avenue
• Artigas Boulevard
• Parque Batlle
• Constitution of Uruguay

References

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Coordinates: 34°53′51″S 56°09′52″W / 34.8975°S 56.1644°W / -34.8975; -56.1644