Pirámide de Mayo (Buenos Aires)
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S 34° 36.507 W 058° 22.326
21H E 374195 N 6169521
The Pirámide de Mayo (May Pyramid), located at the hub of the Plaza de Mayo, is the oldest national monument in the City of Buenos Aires.
Waymark Code: WMN00Q
Location: Argentina
Date Posted: 11/30/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member veritas vita
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The Pirámide de Mayo (May Pyramid), located at the hub of the Plaza de Mayo, is the oldest national monument in the City of Buenos Aires.

The Pyramid' construction was ordered in 1811 by the Primera Junta to celebrate the first anniversary of the May Revolution (Argentinian independence). It was renovated in 1856, under the direction of Prilidiano Pueyrredón. In 1912, after having undergone many modifications, it was moved 63 m to the east, with the idea that a much larger monument would eventually be constructed around it. The monument is crowned by an allegory of Liberty, the work of the French sculptor Joseph Dubourdieu. From the ground to the peak of the statue's Phrygian cap, the Pyramid measures 18.76 m.

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