Estela de Luz

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Estela de Luz is a modern commemorative monument in Mexico City, known for its tall, illuminated quartz-clad structure symbolizing national identity and remembrance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf memorial
monument
architecturalStyle modern
category Buildings and structures in Mexico City
Monuments and memorials in Mexico
Tourist attractions in Mexico City
commissionedBy Government of Mexico
constructionStartDate 2009
country Mexico
hasControversy allegations of corruption
construction delays
cost overruns
hasCoordinate 19.420° N, 99.176° W
hasPart quartz-clad panels
two parallel vertical slabs
height 104 m
heritageStatus landmark of Mexico City
inception 2011
languageOfName Spanish
lightingFeature LED lighting system
illuminated façade
locatedIn Bosque de Chapultepec
surface form: "Chapultepec"

Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Mexico City
Paseo de la Reforma
locatedNear Bosque de Chapultepec
Estación Metro Chapultepec
maintainedBy Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura
surface form: "Secretaría de Cultura"
materialUsed quartz
steel
officialOpeningDate 2012-01-07
owner Government of Mexico
surface form: "Federal Government of Mexico"
projectType Bicentennial project
purpose commemorative monument
symbolizes bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico
centennial of the Mexican Revolution
national identity
remembrance
translationOfName Estela de Luz
surface form: "Stele of Light"
usedFor civic ceremonies
cultural events
public gatherings

Referenced by (4)

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

Paseo de la Reforma hasMonument Estela de Luz
Glorieta de la Estela de Luz hosts Estela de Luz
Estela de Luz translationOfName Estela de Luz
this entity surface form: "Stele of Light"