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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Angel of Independence canonical	12
Ángel de la Independencia	5
El Ángel de la Independencia	3

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 (20)

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

Cuauhtémoc → contains → Angel of Independence ⓘ

Paseo de la Reforma → hasMonument → Angel of Independence ⓘ

Glorieta del Ángel → hasMonument → Angel of Independence ⓘ

Glorieta del Ángel → hasLandmark → Angel of Independence ⓘ

Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City → contains → Angel of Independence ⓘ

Monument to Independence (El Ángel) in Mexico City → alsoKnownAs → Angel of Independence ⓘ

subject surface form: Monument to Independence (El Ángel)

this entity surface form: Ángel de la Independencia

Glorieta de la Diana Cazadora → nearbyLandmark → Angel of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: El Ángel de la Independencia

Angel of Independence monument → hasNickname → Angel of Independence ⓘ

subject surface form: Angel of Independence

this entity surface form: El Ángel de la Independencia

Paseo de la Reforma skyscrapers → nearbyLandmark → Angel of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ángel de la Independencia

Florencia → near → Angel of Independence ⓘ

Florencia → connectedTo → Angel of Independence ⓘ

Florencia → hasNotableLandmarkNearby → Angel of Independence ⓘ

Florencia → surrounds → Angel of Independence ⓘ

subject surface form: Glorieta del Ángel

Paseo de la Reforma monument ensemble → hasPart → Angel of Independence ⓘ

Glorieta de Colón Metrobús station → near → Angel of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ángel de la Independencia

Colonia Cuauhtémoc → near → Angel of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ángel de la Independencia

Reforma 222 → near → Angel of Independence ⓘ

Metrobús Line 7 → servesLandmark → Angel of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ángel de la Independencia

Antonio Rivas Mercado → notableWork → Angel of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: El Ángel de la Independencia

Reforma Avenue → hasLandmark → Angel of Independence ⓘ