Sobre Obelisk of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires' most famous monument, El Obelisco (The Obelisk) extends out from the city’s midriff like a giant pencil – standing proudly erect as the unofficial center, symbol and rallying point of this sprawling metropolis.
Since its construction in 1936, it has suffered its fair share of figurative ups and downs, yet has remained a durable reference point for Argentines.
The site of The Obelisk could not be more adequate. It is the exact spot where the San Nicolas church once stood – the church which gave its name to the downtown neighborhood commonly known as microcentro, and the place where the sky blue and white flag with its happy sun face was raised for the first time in 1812.
Nowadays it intersects two of the most important streets in the city — the long entertainment hub of Corrientes, and the ‘widest avenue in the world’ and traffic artery, 9 de Julio.