Monument to the Unknown Soldier, Lima
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| Location | Morro Solar |
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| Beginning date | November 27, 1921 |
| Opening date | July 27, 1922 |
| Dedicated to | Unknown soldier |
The Monument to the Unknown Soldier is a memorial located on a plain on the slopes of the northern side of Morro Solar in the district of Chorrillos, in Lima, Peru. It is dedicated to those killed during the War of the Pacific.[1]
History
It was built during the second government of President Augusto B. Leguía, as part of an urban program to modernize the city. President Leguía attended its inauguration on July 27, 1922.[2][3][4]
It has three bronze plaques made by the Peruvian sculptor Luis Felipe Agurto that represent the stages of the
Morro Solar Planetarium, a few meters from the monument.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Neyra, Miguel (2015-06-02). "Morro Solar: patrimonio histórico e intangible en abandono". El Comercio.
- ^ Cubillas Soriano, Margarita (1974). Lima monumental (in Spanish). Editorial Lumen.
- ^ Gamarra Puertas, José Antonio (1974). Historia y odisea de monumentos escultóricos conmemorativos (in Spanish). p. 152.
- PUCP.
- Perú 21.
