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El Obelisco: The Obelisk
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  • SabrinaSummerville
  • Updated By SabrinaSummerville on March 19, 2007
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  • The Buenos Aires Obelisk - Buenos Aires
    The Buenos Aires Obelisk
    by SabrinaSummerville
    Our hotel looked right out onto the famous Obelisk at the centre of Plaza de la Republica. If you want to get a really great and uninterrupted view of it, then try to get to the 23rd floor of the Panamericano Hotel, which is where I took this pic from.

    The Obelisk was built in 1936 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of the city.

    It is 220ft high and was designed by Alberto Prebisch.

    One of the things I ntocied in my tour of Argentina, Uruguay and Chile is that several cities in this part of the world also have Obelisks.

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  • Address: Plaza de la Republica, Buenos Aires.
  • Directions: Right in the City centre - it's hard to miss!
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    El Obelisco: An accompany
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  • orangetree28
  • Updated By orangetree28 on November 23, 2006
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  • El Obelisco - Buenos Aires
    by orangetree28
    Not only in 9 de Julio, on many corners of Bue you can find these friendly and long-term guides. These dogs are not dangerous but very pretty . Look at her face again. They would be honoured if you will share your food with them.
    They can walk together with all av..

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  • Directions: 9 de Julio & Corrientes Av.
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    El Obelisco: The Obelisk
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  • By rosie235 on December 27, 2004
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  • El Obelisco - Buenos Aires
    by rosie235
    I wasn't prepared for the sheer size of the Obelisk. It was huge. there is no way that you could possibly miss this monument because you could see it from just about anywhere.

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  • Directions: 9 de Julio & Corrientes Av.
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    El Obelisco: Obelisco
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  • By sumit_b on May 11, 2004
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  • Obelisk - Buenos Aires
    Obelisk
    by sumit_b
    This is a massic obelisk located at the center of the city in Microcentro. It is located on 9 de Julio Avenue which is insanely wide. Cross the street with caution.

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  • Directions: 9 de Julio & Corrientes Av.
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    El Obelisco: THE Landmark
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  • By aero198 on January 22, 2004
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  • El Obelisco - Buenos Aires
    by aero198
    El Obelisco is a real landmark in Buenos Aires, it was built in 1936 and is 67 meter tall.

  • Directions: 9 de Julio & Corrientes Av.
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    El Obelisco: Landmark in Buenos Aires city
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  • By oldmonk_92129 on December 23, 2003
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  • Obelisko - Buenos Aires
    Obelisko
    by oldmonk_92129
    The obelisk is a landmark in Buenos Aires city. It is particularly impressive at night with all the lights surrounding it.
    It is located right in the heart of the city's business district.

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  • Directions: 9 de Julio & Corrientes Av.
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    El Obelisco: El Obelisco
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  • By elpariente on April 24, 2007
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  • El Obelisco - Buenos Aires
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    El obelisco de Buenos Aires, diseñado por el arquitecto Alberto Prebisch , está emplazado en la Plaza de la República, en la intersección de las avenidas Corrientes y 9 de Julio y es uno de los símbolos porteños . Se construyó en mayo de 1936 para celebrar el cuarto centenario de la primera fundación de la Ciudad , en el lugar donde por primera vez se izó la bandera argentina
    Mide más de 67 metros de alto y tiene una escalera recta de 206 escalones y originalmente estuvo recubierto de piedra blanca traída de Córdoba que en 1938 fue sustituida por cemento pulido
    The Buenos Aires Obelisco , designed by the Architect Alberto Prebisch , it is located in The Plaza de la República , in the cross roads of Corrientes and 9 de Julio , and is one of the Porteños symbols . It was built on May 0f 1936 to celebrate the fourth centenary of the first founding of the city , in the place where it was raised for first time the Argentinian flag
    It measures more than 67 meters high and has an straight staircase of 206 steps and originally it was covered with white stone from Córdoba that in 1938 it was removed and changed by polished concrete

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  • Directions: 9 de Julio & Corrientes Av.
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    El Obelisco: BA's most famous Landmark!
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  • By lolitajane on November 15, 2002
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  • Obelisk - Buenos Aires
    Obelisk
    by lolitajane
    The Obelisk is to Buenos Aires what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris...

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  • Address: Avenida Corrientes y Av. 9 de Julio.
  • Directions: City Centre
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    El Obelisco: Obelisk
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  • Jim_Eliason
  • Updated By Jim_Eliason on January 30, 2009
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  • Obelisk - Buenos Aires
    Obelisk
    by Jim_Eliason
    This Oblelisk was built in 1936 to commerate the 400th anniversary of the founding of Buenos Aires. It has come to be the equivalent to Buenos Aires what the Effiel tower is to Paris or Big Ben to London.

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  • Address: Avenue de Julio close to Calle Lavelle
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    El Obelisco: In the Heart of Buenos Aires!!!
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  • Updated By mannymiami on September 6, 2002
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  • El Obelisco - Buenos Aires
    by mannymiami
    Everytime I see a picture of the obelisk in the heart of Buenos Aires I can say that I was right there...

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