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El Obelisco: El Obelisco - Part 3
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    • Hexepatty
  • Updated By Hexepatty on September 22, 2003
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    • Demonstraitors - Buenos Aires
    Demonstraitors
    by Hexepatty
    Here is a close up photo I zoomed in on of the signs the folks held while the drums beat and the little boys danced. Maybe you can click on this to make larger, and read the signs and let me know what they are demonstrating about?! Thanks.

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    El Obelisco: El Obelisco - Part 2
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    • Hexepatty
  • Updated By Hexepatty on September 22, 2003
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    • Demonstraitors - Buenos Aires
    Demonstraitors
    by Hexepatty
    Here is another photo of the Obelisk with folks demonstrating. They must represent some children advocacy group. I can't read the Spanish, but maybe you can and let me know what it says... Anyway, there was Candomble drums and kids dancing. Quite a view even from my window.

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    El Obelisco: El Obelisco - Part 6
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    • Hexepatty
  • Updated By Hexepatty on September 22, 2003
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    • FLAG - Buenos Aires
    FLAG
    by Hexepatty
    Here they are folding the flag... The Flag is put up and taken down daily by the National Color Guard. I got to see this event one day from my hotel balcony and took these delightful photos! They left via bus, but it was glorious to see them march to and from the Argentine Flag. You really should be there to see this. They leave by a white bus...

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    El Obelisco: View from my room
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    • Hexepatty
  • Updated By Hexepatty on September 22, 2003
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    • obelisk - Buenos Aires
    obelisk
    by Hexepatty
    It is shorter than the Washington Monument I want to say, but just as beautiful. And what's more, it was RIGHT outside my hotel window. Be sure to visit the White Obelisk that is right in the middle of Center part of Downtown. You can walk there or take a subway as many subway stations are in the area.

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    El Obelisco: El Obelisco - Part 8
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    • Hexepatty
  • Updated By Hexepatty on September 22, 2003
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    • Soldiers - Buenos Aires
    Soldiers
    by Hexepatty
    The Demonstrators witness the Flag being taken down by the National Color Guard. I could see this from my hotel balcony. It was a slow, deliberate process but fascinating to watch. Here they are almost to their destination with the folded flag: They leave by a white bus. The Demonstrators, left room for the Color Guard to walk to their bus.

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    El Obelisco: El Obelisco - Part 7
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  • Updated By Hexepatty on September 22, 2003
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    • Soldiers - Buenos Aires
    Soldiers
    by Hexepatty
    The Flag is being taken down by the National Color Guard. They left via bus, but it was glorious to see them march to and from the Argentine Flag. Here you see them marching towards their little white bus after neatly folding up their precious State Flag... It really was quite a sight!!!

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    El Obelisco: The Obelisk
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  • By wadekorzan on April 25, 2003
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    • Obelisk - Buenos Aires
    Obelisk
    by wadekorzan
    This Obelisk, located really sort of in the center of the city, is an icon of Buenos Aires. It commemorates 400 years since the founding of the city. It's nothing overwhelming, but you should pass by it at some point. It is kind of har to miss!

    An important tip: in Buenos Aires, there are many protests all the time. Many of these protests take place surrounding the Obelisk. As I write this, all of the pharmacy employees are striking there today. It is best to avoid protests and strikes while you are here, so just go around it if you see one there, don't walk through the protest. usualy the protest are peaceful, but you never know.

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    El Obelisco: The Obelisk
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  • By Josilver on January 4, 2006
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    • El Obelisco - Buenos Aires
    by Josilver
    We were lucky enough to have a hotel which overlooked the Obelisk and surprisingly there is more action that goes on here than one would think. Aside from the political protests, a tourist promotion with people dressed in tradtional costumes and the hectic traffic. An unusual aspect was a number of couples "getting it on" in the middle of the street late at night. I am not sure whether this is some sort of urban myth or dare to see whether they get caught , I am not sure maybe other VTers can shed some light on this, but it is certainly a "surprise" when one opens the curtains to look down on the obelisk late at night.

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    El Obelisco: El Obelisco
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    • Gypsystravels
  • Updated By Gypsystravels on April 9, 2009
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    • El Obelisco during the day - Buenos Aires
    El Obelisco during the
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    The Obelisco, located here in the center of Avenida 9 de Julio is an interesting structure. It was designed by an Argentinian architect, Alberto Prebish and was erected in 1936.

    I read that the monuments four sides "illustrate an important event in Argentinia's history"

    1. Foundation of Buenos Aires, 1536
    2. More succesful foundation of Buenos Aires, 1580
    3. The creation of the federal capital in 1880
    4. First hoisting of the national flag in San Nicolas church (which once stood here).

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    El Obelisco: El Obelisco
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    • Maggies
  • Updated By Maggies on April 11, 2005
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    • El Obelisco - Buenos Aires
    El Obelisco
    by Maggies
    It was raised in 1936 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Bs As first foundation. 3 years later the city council decided to tear it down but as we see it's still here, luckily.
    El Obelisco made of the reinforced concrete is 70 meters high and is situated in the middle of huge Avenida 9 de Julio.

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