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Angel of Independence

Angel of Independence

Also known as Angel de la Independencia

Year

1910

Style

Beaux-Arts

Type

public art

The Angel of Independence, most commonly known by the shortened name El Ángel and officially known as Monumento a la Independencia, is a victory column on a roundabout on the major thoroughfare of Paseo de la Reforma in downtown Mexico…

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  1. 1910

    Original construction

    Antonio Rivas Mercado

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