Throughout this long weekend the first neighbors can already live the experience of getting into the viewpoint of the Obelisk and Enjoy one of the best panoramic views of the city.
For that, a call was made through the social networks of @baparticipacionciudadana and There were more than 22 thousand registered. Then those who registered to confirm were called.
“This great engineering project revalue one of the Buenos Aires symbols. The panoramic viewpoint is a new tourist attraction that will change the way we see our city and its heritageas in the great metropolis of the world, ”said the head of government, Jorge Macri.
“This great engineering project revalue one of the Buenos Aires symbols.” (Jorge Macri)
The first visits from neighbors began to the Obelisk viewpoint. GCBA photos
The Obelisk turns 89
The Obelisk was designed by the architect Alberto Prebisch and built in 1936, on the occasion of the fourth centenary of the first foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza: He turns 89. It enters from the Plaza de la República and access the elevator through 8 steps. The elevator is sustained by an anchor system and surrounded by a metal ladder for emergency cases.
Obelisk is a National Historic Monumentyou must protect and preserve its exterior. Originally it was covered with white stone slabs of Córdoba, which in 1939 were changed by revoke because some detached themselves.
“The panoramic viewpoint is a new tourist attraction that will change the way we see our city and its heritage.” (Jorge Macri)
The first visits from neighbors began to the Obelisk viewpoint. GCBA photos
When you get off the elevator, after a minute of travel, you have to climb 35 steps to reach the viewpoint. There, 67 meters high, there are the four windows to enjoy Buenos Aires views.
The project to incorporate an elevator into the Obelisk exists from the moment Prebisch devised it. The mayor of Vedia and Miter, in a letter of May 4, 1936 addressed to Dr. Ramón S. Castillo, interimly in charge of the Ministry of Interior of the Nation, said: “There is the purpose of providing it with an internal elevator that allows the people’s access to the cusp of the monument.”
The work ended a few days ago and now we work in the outer painting of the monument. The visits of this weekend were together by the Ministry of Public Space and Urban Hygiene, the Tourism Entity and the Ministry of Government and Citizen Link.
