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San Salvador in Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador — Central America (West Coast)
 

Plaza Brasilia

 
 
Plaza Brasilia Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 11, 2015
1. Plaza Brasilia Marker
Inscription.
Este monumento, de autoria del arquitecto de Brasilia
Oscar Niemeyer
Construido por el arquitecto salvadoreño
Hugo Barrientos
Como simbolo de la amistad entre los pueblos brasileño y salvadoreño, fue inaugurado, juntamente con la Plaza Brasilia, por los excelentisimos señores:
Marco Marciel, Vicepresidente de la Republica Federativa del Brasil
Hector Silva, Alcalde de San Salvador
Siendo el Embajador de Brasil, Luiz Henrique Fonseca
29 de enero de 1998


English translation:
This monument was designed by the architect of Brasilia, Oscar Niemeyer
Constructed by the Salvadoran architect Hugo Barrientos
As a symbol of the friendship between the Brazilian and Salvadoran people, inaugurated, together with the Plaza Brasilia, by the most excellent:
Marco Marciel, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Brazil
Hector Silva, Mayor of San Salvador
Ambassador of Brazil, Luiz Henrique Fonseca
January 29, 1998


 
Erected 1998.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical month for this entry is January 2003.
 
Location. 13° 40.893′ N, 89° 14.577′ W. Marker is in San Salvador, in Antiguo
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Cuscatlán. Marker is on Carretera Panamericana just south of Bulevar Monseñor Romero, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Salvador 01101, El Salvador. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ceiba de Guadalupe Church (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); General Manuel José Arce (about 210 meters away); General José María Cañas Highway (about 210 meters away in La Libertad); Mural of the Martyrs of the UCA (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Francisco Andrés Escobar Building (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Construction of the North-South Highway and the Central American University (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Dr. Ignacio Martín-Baró (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Students Peace Plaza (approx. 0.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Salvador.
 
Also see . . .  Oscar Niemeyer. (Submitted on May 10, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)
 
Plaza Brasilia Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 11, 2015
2. Plaza Brasilia Marker
The monument designed by Neimeyer is believed to be an idealized torch, leading forward into the future.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 453 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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