Architectural Rating: Monumento a los Héroes de la Restauración

[london777]

Celt 202 has it spot on. It is like the heavy-handed and insensitive classical pastiches erected by European dictators (and American millionaires) during the same decades. Shoddy kitsch.

Having said that it should remain. It is definitely a landmark and defines an era.

When I was there in Spring there seemed to be an effort underway to include a small museum (of what? The Monument itself? Trujillo? The Heroes?) downstairs. Any updates?

I am surprised they do not charge visitors to climb to the top, a popular fundraiser for crumbling English cathedrals.

[SantiagoDR]

I, for one, think is it impressive....and certainly a Santiago Landmark....

I second that opinion!

The monument is quite impressive especially in the evening from a distance when the lights are turned on. From my house I see most of the city and the monument stands out above it.

I use the monument as a reference point when people ask where I live. I tell them I can see the monument from my house. I just don't say it´s 3-4 miles away and across the river.


Don ♥ SantiagoDR