Angel of Independence

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“Winged Victory”, sculpture that tops the monument.

The Angel of Independence, officially known as Monumento a la Independencia, also known as El Ángel, is an column in Paseo de la Reforma, between Río Tíber and Florencia streets, in Mexico City.[1]

It was installed in 1910 by president Porfirio Díaz. It keeps the bodies of many heroes.[2]

Angel Of Independence Media

  • Inauguration of the Independence Monument, 1910

  • The sculpture of the monument, having fallen after the 1957 Mexico earthquake.

  • Detalle del Monumento a la Independencia con las pintas realizadas durante la marcha del 16 de agosto 2019 - 32

  • The monument lit at night with color changing LED light.

  • The Independence Angel on the Paseo de la Reforma, at sunset.

  • The Lion led by the Child

References

  1. ↑ Ángel de la Independencia. www.defe.mx. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ↑ ¿Qué pasó ahí?... El Ángel de la Independencia (in es). Excélsior (19 December 2018). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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