Angel of Independence

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monument national symbol of Mexico tourist attraction victory column

The Angel of Independence is a prominent golden victory column and monument in Mexico City that commemorates the country’s War of Independence and serves as an iconic national symbol.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Ángel de la Independencia 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monument ⓘ
national symbol of Mexico ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
victory column ⓘ
architect Antonio Rivas Mercado ⓘ
commemorates Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
completionDate 1910 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1902 ⓘ
containsRemainsOf Guadalupe Victoria ⓘ
Ignacio Allende ⓘ
José María Morelos y Pavón ⓘ
Juan Aldama ⓘ
Leona Vicario ⓘ
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ⓘ
Nicolás Bravo ⓘ
Vicente Guerrero ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
damagedBy 1957 Mexico City earthquake ⓘ
1985 Mexico City earthquake ⓘ
dedicatedTo heroes of Mexican independence ⓘ
designer Antonio Rivas Mercado ⓘ
hasPart Corinthian order ⓘ
surface form: Corinthian column

Monumento a la Revolución ⓘ
surface form: mausoleum of independence heroes

pedestal ⓘ
staircase ⓘ
winged victory statue ⓘ
height approximately 45 m ⓘ
heritageDesignation Cultural heritage of Mexico City ⓘ
imageUsedIn Mexican tourism promotion ⓘ
postcards of Mexico City ⓘ
inception 1902 ⓘ
locatedIn Mexico City ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City ⓘ
locatedOn Paseo de la Reforma ⓘ
materialUsed bronze ⓘ
gold leaf ⓘ
stone ⓘ
officialOpeningDate 1910-09-16 ⓘ
openedBy Porfirio Díaz ⓘ
sculptor Enrique Alciati ⓘ
symbolizes Mexican independence ⓘ
freedom ⓘ
victory ⓘ
usedFor Independence Day ceremonies ⓘ
celebrations of national sports victories ⓘ
political demonstrations ⓘ
yearOfRestoration 1957 ⓘ
2006 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

subject surface form: Monument to Independence (El Ángel)
this entity surface form: Ángel de la Independencia
Cuauhtémoc → contains → Angel of Independence ⓘ
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City → contains → Angel of Independence ⓘ
Glorieta del Ángel → hasLandmark → Angel of Independence ⓘ
Glorieta del Ángel → hasMonument → Angel of Independence ⓘ
Paseo de la Reforma → hasMonument → Angel of Independence ⓘ