Photos tagged as monuments

Kutub Minar

Sunset by the Kutub Minar, Delhi

Date: 28 April 2006
Photographer: traveler1: gallery
Location: India
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Buenos Aires - Avenida Nueve de Julio

Here is "Avenida Nueve de Julio", known as the world's widest avenue (twelve traffic lanes - six lanes both sides), one of Buenos Aires most famous post-cards. La Plata River can be seen on the back.

Date: 22 April 2006
Photographer: mig13: gallery
Location: Argentina
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Buenos Aires - Monumental Tower

The Monumental Tower (former "English Tower") is one of Buenos Aires' most important landmarks. Located in the District of Retiro (part of Downtown), it was donated to the city by the British people residing in Argentina, in 1916.

Date: 22 April 2006
Photographer: mig13: gallery
Location: Argentina
Tags: architecture cities monuments buenos_aires
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Buenos Aires - The World's widest Avenue

Here we can see one of Buenos Aires' most important post-cards: "Avenida Nueve de Julio", known as the world's widest avenue (twelve traffic lanes - six lanes both sides), and the famous Obelisk Monument, in the confluence with also famous "Avenida Corrientes".

Date: 22 April 2006
Photographer: mig13: gallery
Location: Argentina
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La Plata - Plaza Moreno

Capital of the Province of Buenos Aires, La Plata (just 50 minutes from Buenos Aires City, by car) is a still young city: its construction started in 1882, based in a modern and innovative urban planning project, whose main characteristics had influenced the construction of Belo Horizonte (Brazil), 15 years later. In this pic, a sight of "Plaza Moreno" (Moreno Square), with the City Hall on the back. La Plata worths a visit, for sure!

Date: 17 April 2006
Photographer: mig13: gallery
Location: Argentina
Tags: gardens parks cityscapes cities monuments la_plata
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D.Dinis - Coimbra University

Date: 15 April 2006
Photographer: rayoujo: gallery
Location: Portugal
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Rio de Janeiro - Urca's Angel

This is a kind of "Angel", topping a huge monument dedicated to the brazilian heroes of the Argentina-Brazil-Paraguay War, occurred in the second half of XIX Century. Located at General Tibúrcio Square (district of Urca), it's also known as the "Urca's Angel".

Date: 14 April 2006
Photographer: mig13: gallery
Location: Brazil
Tags: monuments rio_de_janeiro br-rj
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City monument in Bs. As.

Buenos Aires avenues.

Date: 22 March 2006
Photographer: diegoroa: gallery
Location: Argentina
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Curitiba - Mother Love

Inaugurated in 1991, Curitiba's Botanical Garden is known nationwide for its greenhouse of iron and glass, inspired on the Crystal Palace of London. Here we can see the sculpture "Mother Love", by João Zaco, homage of the Polish Community to the City by the time of the 3rd Centennial of its Foundation (1993).

Date: 3 March 2006
Photographer: mig13: gallery
Location: Brazil
Tags: art cities monuments curitiba parana br-pr
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São Paulo - Ibirapuera Park

Inaugurated in 1954, Ibirapuera is São Paulo's most important urban park, a paulistanos' (São Paulo's citizens)favourite. It encompasses gardens, museums, exhibition halls and monuments. This pic shows the Monument to the Constitutional Soldier.

Date: 27 February 2006
Photographer: mig13: gallery
Location: Brazil
Tags: lakes skylines gardens parks cityscapes cities monuments sao_paulo br-sp trees_&_flowers
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São Paulo - Bandeiras Monument

One of the city's main landmarks, the "Monumento às Bandeiras" (a monument dedicated to the "Bandeiras", exploratory expeditions that occured in the first centuries of occupation of brazilian territory by the Portuguese conquerors), by famous sculptor Victor Brecheret, was inaugurated close to Ibirapuera Park, in 1953. It is made by 240 granite blocks, with about 50 tons each.

Date: 27 February 2006
Photographer: mig13: gallery
Location: Brazil
Tags: art cities monuments sao_paulo br-sp
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Entrance to the Great Ocean Road

Date: 27 February 2006
Photographer: laurasimon: gallery
Location: Australia
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São Paulo - The Indian and the City

Pery, an Indian who is one of the central personages of the opera "Il Guarany", by Carlos Gomes, seems to leave its native forest astonished with Anhangabaú Valley urban forest, in Downtown São Paulo. The statue is part of the "Monument to Carlos Gomes", by Luigi Brizzolara, gift of the Italian community to the city by the time of Brazil Independence Centennial (1922). It’s installed in the staircases of Ramos de Azevedo Square, close to the Municipal Theater.

Date: 26 February 2006
Photographer: mig13: gallery
Location: Brazil
Tags: art cityscapes cities monuments sao_paulo native_people br-sp
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Rio de Janeiro - Corcovado

Here is another view of Corcovado Mountain (710 meters high) and Christ The Redeemer monument, taken from a bus stop. This "Number One" landmark can be seen from (almost) everywhere in town, like this street (Rua Humaitá), a very busy one.

Date: 23 February 2006
Photographer: mig13: gallery
Location: Brazil
Tags: landscapes sunsets_and_sunrises mountains cities monuments rio_de_janeiro br-rj
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LIBERTY

Date: 20 February 2006
Photographer: taki: gallery
Location: USA
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THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

Impressive!

Date: 20 February 2006
Photographer: taki: gallery
Location: Philadelphia, USA
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Rio de Janeiro - Silhouette

Corcovado Mountain and Christ The Redeemer monument, seen from Laranjeiras Street. I know it's not a good pic by the technical side. Anyway, I liked the composition as a whole and decided to post it... Hope you like it!