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6-486: Plaza Francia may refer to Plaza Francia, Buenos Aires , Argentina, a public square Plaza Intendente Alvear , commonly but mistakenly known as Plaza Francia Plaza Francia, Lima , Peru, a public square Plaza Francia (Caracas) , Venezuela, a public space Plaza Francia (band) , later the Plaza Francia Orchestra Topics referred to by
12-484: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Plaza Francia, Buenos Aires Plaza Francia ( Spanish : "France Square") is a public square in the barrio of Recoleta in Buenos Aires , Argentina. The nearby Plaza Intendente Alvear is commonly but mistakenly known by the same name. It was created by a Municipal Ordinance on October 19, 1909, as part of
18-804: The French community on the occasion of the Centennial. The monument represents the ties between the two countries, including the republicanism and the similarities in their histories around 1800. Its four bas-reliefs in bronze evoke central facts of the history of both countries: the Primera Junta and the Crossing of the Andes for Argentina, and the Storming of the Bastille and Declaration of
24-734: The Rights of Man and of the Citizen for France. The two female figures that crown the monument symbolize Argentina and France, guided by an angel that personifies Glory . The monument also features plaques that commemorate personalities of French origin: grenadier Domingo Porteau, who died during the Battle of San Lorenzo in the Argentine War of Independence , and writer Émile Zola . A monument to Louis Braille within Plaza Francia
30-527: The changes introduced in the urban landscape on the occasion of the Argentina Centennial . Designed by French landscape architecture Carlos Thays , it is part of a broad set of squares including Plaza Intendente Alvear, Plaza San Martín de Tours, Plaza Juan XXIII, Plaza Ramón J. Cárcano, Plaza Dante and Plaza Rubén Darío, among others. The square is dominated by Émile Peynot 's Monument of France to Argentina, inaugurated in 1910 and gifted by
36-462: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Plaza Francia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plaza_Francia&oldid=1218685798 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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