is one of the main monuments of the city of Buenos Aires .
A proper description is found in the booklet published by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires that titled "Monuments and Art Works in the public area of \u200b\u200bthe City of Buenos Aires" and is available in the showroom House of Culture (Ex building La Prensa also worth visiting and is in itself a historical monument), in May Av.de 575:
Monument Nancy executed in stone and bronze figures. Is oriented towards the west and surrounded by a wide staircase extended stretches, which gives access to a platform in the middle of which stands the monument topped by a statue of the "Republic" in attitude forward with a laurel branch in one hand and supporting the other in the guidance of a plow at his feet lie the evil snakes and another figure that represents the "Work", which sends an offering the horn of plenty.
On both sides of the plinth, stand up to the monument figures representing the Assembly of 1813 and the Congress of 1816. The platform is surrounded by a balustrade of art, decorated with condors large round bronze and equidistant from children representing "Peace."
The source, who is the second part of the work extends to the east, forming an approximate area of \u200b\u200b100 m2 which symbolizes the "Rio de la Plata" and its major tributaries tributaries, the Paraná and Uruguay, represented by two bronze sculptures that interpret types of our aboriginal races;
the perimeter of the pond is decorated with animals of our fauna. In the front of the source, attached to the platform emerges the figure of a genius teenager, which leads to the release of a vigorous chariot horses, also executed in bronze. The monument pays tribute to the Assembly in 1813 and Congress 1816. " [1]
The Assembly of year 13 is perhaps the least known with respect to the Congress of Tucuman, but was no less important because it laid the foundation for future constitutional United Provinces of Río de la Plata. The monument is a tribute to these two conferences mentioned and not the two different cameras (deputies and senators) that make up the National Congress as one might think.
worth noting that while native animals are represented and undeniable symbolic strength as the condor and horses, when the previous comment refers to "the perimeter the pond is decorated with animals of our fauna, "these are not such as can be seen that the animals are fabulous style a copy of the family of dinosaurs, and above a winged dragon.
The monument is located at the Congress Plaza and opened on July 9, 1914, following the trend of the emerging national government to strengthen its influence with rich symbolic monuments reflected in large school of realistic and naturalistic classicism preference lay. The authors were the Belgian Jules Lagae and Huicque D'Eugenio. Today is surrounded by bars and dancing waters run during the day.
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