Inaugurated on May 23, 1936, in homage to the fourth centenary of the first foundation of Buenos Aires, the Obelisk celebrates nine decades. It is located in the Plaza de la República, at the crossroads of Corrientes Avenues and July 9, and was designed by the architect Alberto Prebisch. Obelisk 90 years: why it was built The history of the Obelisk began in a Buenos Aires that changed rapidly. In the 1930s, the city advanced with great urban wor…
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Inaugurated on May 23, 1936, in homage to the fourth centenary of the first foundation of Buenos Aires, the Obelisk celebrates nine decades. It is located in the Plaza de la República, at the crossroads of Corrientes Avenues and July 9, and was designed by the architect Alberto Prebisch. Obelisk 90 years: why it was built The history of the Obelisk began in a Buenos Aires that changed rapidly. In the 1930s, the city advanced with great urban wor…