Torre Monumental
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Torre Monumental is a historic clock tower and landmark in Buenos Aires, Argentina, originally built by the local British community in the early 20th century.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clock tower
ⓘ
monument ⓘ |
| architect | Ambrose Macdonald Poynter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Palladian architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Renaissance Revival architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtByCommunity | British community in Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| category |
Clock towers in Argentina
ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Buenos Aires ⓘ Towers in Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1910 ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| damagedInEvent | 1982 bombing ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Torre de los Ingleses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBaseShape | square plan ⓘ |
| hasBellsOrigin | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClockFaces | 4 ⓘ |
| hasClockMechanismOrigin | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElevator | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bells
ⓘ
clock ⓘ observation deck ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfFloors | approximately 8 ⓘ |
| hasStaircases | internal staircase ⓘ |
| hasTopFeature |
cupola
ⓘ
flagpole ⓘ |
| height | approximately 60 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic monument of Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1916 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buenos Aires
ⓘ
Plaza Fuerza Aérea Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ Retiro neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Government of the City of Buenos Aires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
red brick
ⓘ
white stone ⓘ |
| near |
Retiro bus terminal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Retiro railway stations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Plaza San Martín area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Retiro railway station complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | City of Buenos Aires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | commemorate centennial of the May Revolution ⓘ |
| renamedAfterEvent | Falklands War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedInYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| symbolOf | British presence in Argentina ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
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