El Angel de la Independencia rises above Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City, a Corinthian victory column designed by the architect and engineer Antonio Rivas Mercado and completed in 1910 to mark the centennial of the start of Mexico's war of independence from Spain. A gilded bronze statue of a winged Victory figure, sculpted by Enrique Alciati, crowns the column, and the monument's base contains a crypt holding the remains of several leading figures of the independence movement, including Miguel Hidalgo. A major earthquake in 1957 toppled the gilded angel from its pedestal, shattering it on the pavement below, and the statue was subsequently recast and reinstalled atop a strengthened column. The monument's broad traffic circle has since become one of the principal gathering places in Mexico City for both national celebrations, including championship victory parades, and large political demonstrations.
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Building Type LocationPaseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico 1 Completed Year Classification
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El Ángel was built in 1910 during the presidency of Porfirio Díaz by architect Antonio Rivas Mercado, to commemorate the centennial of the beginning of Mexico's War of Independence.
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is a victory column on a roundabout
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a victory column on a roundabout on the major thoroughfare of Paseo de la Reforma in downtown Mexico City.
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The inauguration was held on 16 September, the 100th anniversary of the
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The Angel of Independence, most commonly known by the shortened name El Ángel and officially known as Monumento a la Independencia ("Monument to Independence"), is a victory column on a roundabout on the major thoroughfare of Paseo de la Reforma in downtown Mexico City. El Ángel was built in 1910 during the presidency of Porfirio Díaz by architect Antonio Rivas Mercado, to commemorate the centennial of the beginning of Mexico's War of Independence.
Uses Element: Steel, Wikipedia article
The structure is made of steel covered with quarried stone decorated with garlands, palms, and rings with the names of Independence figures.
Uses Element: Stone, Wikipedia article
The structure is made of steel covered with quarried stone decorated with garlands, palms, and rings with the names of Independence figures.
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