| Praça Sete de Setembro | |
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| Public square | |
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| Design | Aarão Reis |
| Opening date | Late 19th century |
| Surface | Concrete |
| Location | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Coordinates: 19°55′08.84″S 43°56′19.18″W / 19.9191222°S 43.9386611°W / -19.9191222; -43.9386611 | |
The Praça Sete de Setembro (English: 7 September Square), often called Praça Sete, is a square in downtown Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
It is located at the intersection of two major avenues, Afonso Pena and Amazonas, and by the streets Rio de Janeiro and Carijós.
It boasts an obelisk at its center donated by the people of the neighboring Capela Nova do Betim, today the city of Betim, the inhabitants of the state capital, on the occasion of the commemoration of the centenary of the Independence of Brazil, on 7 September 1822. The "Lollipop", as the obelist is known, is made of granite and formed by a 7m needle supported over a square pedestal adorned by a pole in each of its vertices. It was designed by architect Antonio Rego and built by engineer Antonio Gonçalves Gravatá.
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References
- ^ "Belo Horizonte – Praça Sete de Setembro e Obelisco | ipatrimônio" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- Morador de BH pede autorização para pouso de nave na Praça Sete durante o fim do mundo
- Aeroporto alienígena em BH?
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