Ancla de 1.200 kg - Madrid, España
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N 40° 25.457 W 003° 41.300
30T E 441609 N 4475077
Forma parte del monumento dedicado a Jorge Juan // It is part of the monument dedicated to Jorge Juan
Waymark Code: WM18BHB
Location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Date Posted: 07/03/2023
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[ES] Monumento en homenaje a Jorge Juan y Santacilia (1713-1773), humanista, ingeniero naval y científico. Consta de un ancla tipo hall, de 1.200 kilos de peso, realizada en acero fundido, y una cadena de seis metros también de acero, sobre una base escalonada de hormigón visto. Se encuentra en los Jardines del Descubrimiento, en la Plaza de Colón, desde 2014.
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[EN] Monument in homage to Jorge Juan y Santacilia (1713-1773), humanist, naval engineer and scientist. It consists of a hall-type anchor, weighing 1,200 kilos, made of cast steel, and a six-meter chain, also made of steel, on a stepped base of exposed concrete. It has been in the Jardines del Descubrimiento, at Plaza de Colón, since 2014.
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