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45-471: Erottaja square has been selected as the official geographic " zero point " of Helsinki. Distances to all other cities in Finland are measured starting from here. In practice, the square functions as the meeting point of central Helsinki's two famous streets, Esplanadi and Mannerheimintie . The square is the western endpoint of Esplanadi, with the eastern endpoint being at the market square . Mannerheimintie,

90-716: A sandstone obelisk in Macquarie Place in Sydney , designed by Francis Greenway in 1818. The obelisk lists the distances to various locations in New South Wales at the time. For the railway, it is at platform 1 of Central station . The General Post Office building in Melbourne traditionally serves this purpose in Victoria . In Western Australia , road distances are measured from "Point Zero", which

135-621: A dirt floor - which can be visited - that is reminiscent of that hermitage that was built as the first sanctuary. She was called the Virgin Estanciera and the Patroncita Morena . A young enslaved person, Manuel Costa de los Ríos ("El Negro Manuel"), came with the caravan and witnessed what happened; seeing his master's love for the Virgin, he assigned him to the exclusive care of the image, which he did until his death. He

180-453: A particular location (usually in the nation's capital city) from which distances are traditionally measured and some use this as their official country location or coordinates for faster search at space satellites, this is also used for measuring distances between different countries around the world. Historically, they were markers where drivers could set their odometers to follow the directions in early roaming guide books . One such marker

225-783: A point of reference from the capital city. In Sarawak, kilometre zero of Pan Borneo Highway started in Telok Melano. In Sabah, the starting point for Kota Kinabalu City's kilometre zero began in front of the Sabah Tourism Board building, which used to be a post office during the British colonial era. Kilometre zero of Mexico is located next to the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City . The North Korean kilometre zero

270-545: A shrine in her honor to help reinvigorate the Catholic faith in Santiago del Estero, his region. After embarking from the port of Buenos Aires, the caravan carrying the image stopped at the residence of Don Rosendo Oramas, located in the present town of Zelaya . When the caravan wanted to resume the journey, the oxen refused to move. Once the crate containing the image was removed, the animals started to move again. Given

315-477: A very well defended ranch located on the right bank of the Luján River, seeing no interest on the part of the civil and ecclesiastical authorities, asked the administrator of the ranch of the deceased Rosendo de Trigueros for the transfer of the image of the Virgin of Luján. She assured him of the care and construction of a "dignified and comfortable" chapel, facilitating the stay of the pilgrims. Juan de Oramas,

360-806: Is a celebrated 16th-century statue of the Virgin Mary , mother of Jesus Christ . The image, also known as the Virgin of Luján ( Spanish : Virgen de Luján ), is on display in the Basilica of Luján in Argentina. The feast day of Our Lady of Luján is May 8. The Luján image was made in Brazil and sent to Argentina. Tradition holds that a settler ordered the terracotta image of the Immaculate Conception in 1630 because he intended to create

405-574: Is a gift from the Pope to nations, cities, basilicas, sanctuaries, or images. It is blessed by him on the fourth Sunday of Lent, anointed with the Holy Chrism, and dusted with incense. This Rose consists of a golden rose stem with flowers, buds and leaves, placed in a silver vase lined on the inside with a bronze case bearing the Papal shield. Pope Leo IX is considered as the originator of this tradition in

450-765: Is at Kim Il-sung Square in the capital Pyongyang . Kilometre zero for roads from Oslo , the capital of Norway , is at the address Observatoriegaten 1 . Kilometre zero for most railways in Norway is 0.27 kilometres (0.17 mi) westwards into the Oslo Tunnel . The Panamanian kilometre zero is at the Martin Sosa Bridge on the Simon Bolivar Avenue (Transisthmian Highway) in the capital Panama City . Our Lady of Luj%C3%A1n Our Lady of Luján ( Spanish : Nuestra Señora de Luján )

495-725: Is by the old Treasury Building on the corner of Cathedral Avenue and St Georges Terrace in Perth , because this building once housed the Lands and Surveys Department. All national distances from Santiago , the capital of Chile , originate at the Km. 0 plaque at the Plaza de Armas main square in its downtown. (Coordinates: 33°26′16″S 70°39′02″W  /  33.4378°S 70.6505°W  / -33.4378; -70.6505 .) Chile's Autopista Central – Eje Norte-Sur (the eastern segment of

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540-664: Is in Menelik II Square, Addis Ababa , in front of St. George's Cathedral ; it is the point from which all Ethiopian highway distances are measured. The point was designated by Emperor Haile Selassie in 1930. Kilometre zero in Finland is at the Erottaja square in central Helsinki . Point zero of the French national highways is located in the city square of Parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul II of Paris facing

585-598: Is in its capital Havana in El Capitolio . Embedded in the floor in the centre of the main hall is a replica 25 carats (5.0 g) diamond, which marks kilometre zero. The original diamond, said to have belonged to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and have been sold to the Cuban state by a Turkish merchant, was stolen on March 25, 1946, and mysteriously returned to the President, Ramón Grau San Martín , on June 2, 1946. It

630-609: Is marked by a monument, forming the number "zero". The starting point was initially reckoned from the threshold of the Buda Royal Palace , but it was taken down to the Széchenyi Chain Bridge when it was built in 1849. The city of Kecskemét also has a zero kilometre stone on Kossuth Square. In India, the Zero Mile Stone is a monument in the city of Nagpur , Maharashtra. The Zero Mile Stone

675-519: Is on the middle of Nihonbashi bridge in Tokyo , the capital city of Japan . Tokyo Station is considered the originating point of the national railway network and has several posts and monuments indicating kilometre zero for lines originating from the station. The kilometre zero in Kyrgyzstan is located in its capital Bishkek . Kilometre zero for the major roads radiating from Antananarivo ,

720-722: Is the Milliarium Aureum ("Golden Milestone") of the Roman Empire , believed to be the literal origin for the maxim that " all roads lead to Rome ". Argentina marks kilometre zero with a monolith in Plaza Congreso in Buenos Aires . The work of the brothers Máximo and José Fioravanti , the structure was placed on the north side of Plaza Lorea on October 2, 1935; it was moved to its present location on May 18, 1944. An image of Our Lady of Luján (honored on

765-845: The Altar of the Twelve Gods in the ancient agora of Athens . So, that altar can be considered the first kilometre zero in human history. Nowadays, the kilometre zero for Greek highways is the National Observatory of Athens . The kilometre zero is located at the National Palace in Guatemala City . The National Palace is also the residence for the Guatemalan president. Traditionally, milestones for Castle Peak Road , Tai Po Road and Clear Water Bay Road ,

810-514: The GPO building in Princes Street. For most mainline railways, miles are measured from the associated London terminal station . The 0 km point for the whole London Underground network is located at Ongar railway station which is actually no longer part of the network and is only operated as part of a heritage railway . See also: In Ancient Greece , distances were measured from

855-784: The General Post Office on the city's main thoroughfare, O'Connell Street . In Jerusalem , its kilometre zero or zero point is at Jaffa Gate . Some say it is at The Garden Tomb . However, there is no precise marker, as of today. However, the Railway system uses a different kilometre zero point at the former Haifa East railway station . The Italian kilometre zero is on the top of the Capitoline Hill in Rome . Kilometre zero in Japan ( 日本国道路元標 , Nipponkoku Dōro Genpyō )

900-707: The Panamerican Highway that passes through Santiago) has its kilometre zero at the intersection with the Alameda del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins , the capital's main avenue. (Coordinates: 33°26′46″S 70°39′39″W  /  33.4462°S 70.6607°W  / -33.4462; -70.6607 .) China Railway 's kilometre zero is at the entrance to the Fengtai Yard on the Beijing–Guangzhou railway just outside its capital Beijing . This point

945-933: The Papal Legate to the XXXII International Eucharistic Congress held in Buenos Aires in October 1934, and visited the Basilica on October 15. When he became Pope Pius XII , he made a radio address to the pilgrims in Luján on the occasion of the First Marian Congress in Argentina in 1947. In 1982, during the Falklands War , John Paul II became the first pope to visit Our Lady of Luján. During this visit

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990-653: The Pope celebrated an outdoor Mass in the square of the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján and bestowed upon her the Golden Rose. Both in his homily of June 11 and his Angelus back in Rome reflecting on the trip, he commented on Our Lady's never failing maternal solicitude for the faithful in times of distress. Sixteen years later in Rome, John Paul II gave a replica of the image to the Argentine National Parish during his pastoral visit there. The Golden Rose

1035-503: The Pope for this event was Archbishop Federico León Aneiros who at that time made a pilgrimage in thanksgiving to Our Lady for sparing his archdiocese from the scourge of cholera. On 8 September 1930, Pope Pius XI formally declared Our Lady of Lujan as the Patroness of Argentina , Paraguay and Uruguay . The Papal document was signed by Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli , the future Pope Pius XII . Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli served as

1080-558: The Virgin at first, who was taking the "Patroncita Morena" to her former home. He was even staked to the ground so that he would not steal the image. However, the image kept "returning" to its original place. This happened several times until, upon learning of the event, considered miraculous by Catholics, the Bishop of Buenos Aires, Friar Cristóbal de Mancha y Velazco, and the governor of the Río de la Plata, Don José Martínez de Salazar, organized

1125-508: The agent, accepted the offer and Mrs. Ana de Matos paid him for the transfer of the image. Happy to have achieved his goal, he installed her in his oratory, but the next morning, when he went there to pray, he discovered with astonishment and anguish that the Virgin was not on her altar. When he looked for her, he found her in the "Place of the Miracle." It was initially believed that it was Manuel himself, who had not been allowed to accompany

1170-678: The capital of Madagascar , is on the square in front of the Soarano Railway Station. Kilometre zero for roads and highways in Peninsular Malaysia is located in front of Johor Bahru General Post Office. It is one of the rare cases where the national kilometre zero is not at the capital (in this case, Kuala Lumpur ) due to the fact that the distances for three major backbone routes ( Federal Routes 1 , 3 and 5 ) are measured from Johor Bahru, where they meet. In addition, Kuala Lumpur has its own Zero Mile marker as

1215-463: The centre of Charing Cross in London , there is a plaque bearing the inscription: On the site now occupied by the statue of King Charles I was erected the original Queen Eleanor's Cross , a replica of which stands in front of Charing Cross station. Mileages from London are measured from the site of the original cross. In Scotland , distances from Edinburgh are measured from a bollard in front of

1260-518: The evidence of a miracle, people believed the Virgin wished to remain there. Upon learning of the event in Buenos Aires, many residents came to venerate the image and, as the attendance grew, Rosendo de Trigueros had a hermitage built for it where it remained from 1630 to 1674. In fact, today there exists on that site, known as the Place of the Miracle, a convent and a small chapel made of adobe and

1305-630: The first three highways extending from the city centre in Kowloon to the rural areas, were all measured from the Star Ferry pier at Tsim Sha Tsui. There are still milestones preserved today but there is no Milestone 0. However, modern highways in Hong Kong no longer use this system. Each trunk route has its own Km. 0 at one end. The Zero Kilometre Stone in Budapest , the capital of Hungary ,

1350-746: The longest and most famous street in Helsinki, begins at Erottaja and continues northwest, past the districts of Töölö and Ruskeasuo , until finally merging with a highway leading outside the city. The starting points of both Finnish national roads , the Tampere Highway ( E12 ) and the Lahti Highway ( E75 ), are located approximately in Erottaja. The name 'separator' originates from 19th century, when Erottaja separated actual city centre from Uusimaa ( Swedish : Nyland ) suburb . There

1395-583: The main entrance of Notre-Dame with the medallion installed in 1924. (Coordinates: 48°51′12″N 2°20′56″E  /  48.8534°N 2.3488°E  / 48.8534; 2.3488 ). It was established by King Louis XV in April 1769. A commemorative kilometre zero for the Liberty Road was erected in Sainte-Mère-Eglise , liberated by U.S. paratroopers on 6 June 1944. Initially,

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1440-544: The monolith as "the patron saint of the national road network") appears on the monolith's north face, a relief map of Argentina is on the south face, plaques in honour of José de San Martín are west, and on its eastern side, the date of the decree and the name of the relevant authorities. Highways in Australia are usually built and maintained by the states and territories . In the state of New South Wales , highway distances ( mileages ) were traditionally measured from

1485-467: The origin point of all Prussian roads leading to and from the capital Berlin was at Dönhoff-Platz in the city centre (1730–1875) and in 1975 a reconstructed milestone was placed in front of the Spittelkolonnaden  [ de ] at Marion-Gräfin-Dönhoff-Platz. (Coordinates: 52°30′39″N 13°23′56″E  /  52.5108°N 13.3990°E  / 52.5108; 13.3990 .) In

1530-609: The original Finnish edition of Monopoly , even more expensive than Mannerheimintie (the second most expensive lot). This has earned the square fame even outside Helsinki. 60°10′00″N 024°56′36″E  /  60.16667°N 24.94333°E  / 60.16667; 24.94333 This Southern Finland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kilometre Zero In many countries, kilometre zero (also written km 0 ) or similar terms in other languages (also known as zero mile marker , zero milepost , control stations , or control points ) denote

1575-458: The reputation of the shrine, Pope Leo XIII decided in 1886 to honor the miraculous statue with a canonical coronation . On September 30 of that year, he blessed the crown, which was made of pure gold and set with 365 diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires, 132 pearls and a number of enamels depicting the emblems of the Archbishop and the Argentine Republic. The papal coronation of Our Lady of Luján took place on May 8, 1887. The celebrant chosen by

1620-456: The transfer of the image, accompanied by Doña Ana and Manuel, who is now on the path to sainthood. Among the Popes who have honored Our Lady of Luján are Clement XI , Clement XIV , Pius VI , Pius IX , Leo XIII , Pius XI , Pius XII , and John Paul II . In 1824, Fr. John Mastai Ferretti visited the shrine on his way to Chile. He later became Pope Pius IX and defined the dogma of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 1854. Because of

1665-470: The year 1049. In the Americas, the Rose has been given to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico , to Our Lady of Aparecida in Brazil , to St. Joseph's Oratory in Canada, to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in the United States, to the Cathedral Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Valle in Argentina and to the Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre in Cuba. On June 11, 1982, John Paul II personally bestowed

1710-445: The zero point used to be at St. Thomas Cathedral , but now it is at the Horniman Circle . In Chennai , kilometre zero is at the midpoint of Muthuswamy Bridge on Muthuswamy Road near the Chennai Fort railway station on the south-western side of Fort St. George . {{{annotations}}} In Iran , the Azadi Tower in its capital Tehran serves as the kilometre zero. In Ireland , distances from its capital Dublin are measured from

1755-400: Was also a minor bus station at Erottaja. Very few lines started or ended there, most of them started or ended at the Kamppi Center , at Elielinaukio or at Rautatientori . Helsinki route 20 (Erottaja - Lauttasaari ) buses were a familiar sight for decades at Erottaja. Bus station as well as a well-known 'nakkikioski' (a kiosk selling sausages and other fast food) disappeared when the square

1800-496: Was erected by the British Raj , and consists of four horses and a pillar made of sandstone. There is no verifiable evidence that it is a monument locating the geographical centre of colonial India in the city of Nagpur, or that the Zero Mile Stone was erected by the British to use this point to measure all the distances. Incidentally, the city of Nagpur lies geographically central to all the four major metros of India, viz. Chennai , Mumbai , Kolkata and New Delhi . In Mumbai ,

1845-409: Was historically the start of the line; the marker is a simple concrete marker, with "0" painted on it. There is no ceremonial plaque. The kilometre zero point for highways is at Tiananmen Square , just outside the Zhengyangmen Gate. It is marked with a plaque in the ground, with the four cardinal points, four animals, and "Zero Point of Highways, China" in English and Chinese. Cuba 's kilometre zero

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1890-424: Was in charge of the order in the hermitage and the clothing of the Virgin, directing the prayers of the pilgrims. When Rosendo de Trigueros died, his ranch was abandoned, but Manuel continued, with constancy, the service that he had imposed on himself. Very concerned about the "loneliness of the Virgin" in that place that is now Zelaya , Mrs. Ana de Matos, widow of the Spanish captain Marcos de Sequeira and owner of

1935-409: Was renovated in late 2010's. The Swedish Theatre ( Swedish : Svenska teatern , Finnish : Ruotsalainen teatteri ) is located at Erottaja, at the western edge of the Esplanadi park. A sculpture named Usko toivo rakkaus (Swedish: Tro hopp kärlek ), meaning "Faith hope love", by Eva Lange , was erected in front of it in September 2019. Erottaja is also famous for being the most expensive lot in

1980-411: Was replaced in El Capitolio by a replica in 1973. Traditionally, distances to Copenhagen , Denmark 's capital, were measured to the old city gates. City Hall Square (old Vesterport) is the zero point for roads from south and west such as from Korsør or Rødby . For road from north such as from Helsingør or Hillerød , point zero is Østerport located on the North side of the inner city. Nørreport

2025-441: Was used from Frederikssund , and Amagerport from Amager . There are old monuments at these locations. On railways distances are in general measured from Copenhagen Central Station . DR-1 , DR-2 , and DR-3 all depart from kilometre zero at Santo Domingo 's Parque de Independencia. Kilometre zero in Egypt is at the Attaba Square Post Office in 1st of Abdel Khaliq Sarwat Pasha Street, Cairo . Kilometre zero in Ethiopia

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