Montevideo, Uruguay
Obelisk of Montevideo
The Obelisk of Montevideo, officially Obelisk to the Constituents of 1830 is a monument created by sculptor José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín. It is a three-sided obelisk made of granite, 40 metres tall with three 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.
- City
- Montevideo
- Country
- Uruguay
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
More places in Montevideo
- Rambla of Montevideo
- Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo
- German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee
- Punta Brava Lighthouse
- Constitution Square, Montevideo
- Legislative Palace of Uruguay
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