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La Alpujarra Administrative Center
La Alpujarra Administrative Center, officially known as the José María Córdova Administrative Center, is an urban complex of government buildings built in the 1980s for the administration of the Antioquia department and Medellín municipality. The center consists of two buildings separated by a plaza. This plaza includes the sculpture called '' Monumento a la Raza'' by Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt, in honor of the history of Antioquia. Additional businesses in the area include the building of the Antioquia Departmental Business, the National Tax Administration, the National Palace ( es, Palacio de Justicia), the seat of Teleantioquia (a regional TV channel), and the former headquarters of the Antioquia Railway. The La Alpujarra Administrative Center is located on the crossing of San Juan Avenue and Carabobo Street, and is near the EPM Intelligent Building. La Alpujarra Administrative Center was formerly called the "Railway Station". The Alpujarra station of the Medellín Metro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antioquia Department
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Medellín
Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central region of the Andes Mountains in South America. According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics, the city had an estimated population of 2,508,452 according to the 2018 census. With its surrounding area that includes nine other cities, the metropolitan area of Medellín is the second-largest urban agglomeration in Colombia in terms of population and economy, with more than 4 million people. In 1616, the Spaniard Francisco Herrera Campuzano erected a small indigenous village ("''poblado''") known as " Saint Lawrence of Aburrá" (''San Lorenzo de Aburrá''), located in the present-day El Poblado commune. On 2 November 1675, the queen consort Mariana of Austria founded the "Town of Our Lady of Candelaria of Medellín" (''Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monumento A La Raza (Medellín)
The , also known as , is an outdoor sculpture and monument in the city of Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia. It is constructed of concrete and bronze, and it was created by Colombian sculptor Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt (1919–1995). It was inaugurated in the central square of the La Alpujarra Administrative Center on 31 May 1988. The monument is made of a curved concrete structure covered in several bronze sculptures that represent Antioquian culture. In 2016, an urn holding a portion of Arenas' remains was set up next to the artwork. History and construction The Medellin government approved the erection of a monument honoring on 4 September 1975. Colombian sculptor Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt aimed to capture the culture and people of Antioquia in his artwork. Plaster and concrete were used to construct the monument's base. It was inaugurated on 31 May 1988, being blessed by cardinal bishop Alfonso López Trujillo. During the inauguration, Arenas said: Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt
Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt (23 October 1919 – 14 May 1995) was a Colombian sculptor. At the time of his death in 1995 he was recognized as one of the most important sculptors in Colombia and Latin America. Most of the major cities in Colombia have statues sculpted by Arenas Betancourt. Arenas Betancourt died on 14 May 1995 in the municipality of Caldas, located in the southern end of the Valley of Aburrá and part of the Medellín Metropolitan Area. His bronze statues are characterized by their enormous proportions and dramatic expression. Examples of his artwork are: *'' Naked Bolívar'' in Pereira *'' Monumento a la Raza'', bronze and concrete, 38 m height, located in La Alpujarra Administrative Center in Medellín * Sculptural Complex Vargas Swamp Lancers near Paipa is the largest sculpture in Colombia. *'' Monument to Effort'' in Armenia *'' Monument to the Marching Revolution'' in Valledupar *''Monument to the founders'' in Bogotá (installed 1965) *''Statue of Simón B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EPM Intelligent Building
EPM Intelligent Building ( es, Edificio Intelligente EPM), also known simply as the EPM Building, is the headquarters for the public utilities company Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) in Medellín, Colombia. The building is located at the intersection of the ''Avenida del Rio'' and Carrera 58, in a neighborhood known as La Alpujarra II. The building is surrounding by greenspace, a series of outdoor fountains, and a stand-alone cube near the building that houses an auditorium. Its modern architecture and construction has made it a symbol of contemporary Medellín. Plaza Mayor, Barefoot Park, and the Medellín Metropolitan Theatre are also nearby. The building is modeled after the Lloyd's building, which houses the Lloyd's of London insurance market in the United Kingdom. The EPM Building is one of the locations decorated with lights each year for the Christmas season in Medellín. History Empresas Públicas de Medellín was founded in 1955. Since 1957, the main headquart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpujarra Station
Alpujarra is the twelfth station on Medellín Metro from north to south. It is located in the center of the municipality of Medellín and is adjacent to La Alpujarra Administrative Center, which it is named after. Alpujarra is also located near the Barefoot Park, the Medellín Metropolitan Theatre The José Gutiérrez Gómez Medellín Metropolitan Theatre is the most important and biggest theater in Medellín, Colombia. History Several years after the Junín and Bolívar Theatres became unsuitable, the need for a location that offered be ..., the Interactive Museum EPM, and Plaza Cisneros. The station was opened on 30 November 1995 as part of the inaugural section of Line A, from Niquía to Poblado. The station is adjacent to the San Juan Avenue, a road that crosses the city from east to west central downtown and that provides easy access from Buenos Aires to the east with La Américan to the west. It is also on Bolívar Avenue, leading from downtown to the South Highway t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medellín Metro
The Medellín Metro (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Metro de Medellín'') is a rapid transit system that crosses the Metropolitan Area of Medellín from North to South and from Centre to West. It first opened for service on 30 November 1995. As one of the first implementations of modern mass transportation in Colombia and the only metro system in the country, the Medellín Metro is a product of the urban planning of the Antioquia department of Colombia. It is part of the Aburrá Valley Integrated Transport System (''Sistema Integrado de Transporte del Valle de Aburrá'', SITVA). The city of Medellín and its urban complex (ten cities in the Aburrá Valley) had a period of relatively recent industrial development that started in the 1930s. The streetcar (''tranvía'') at the beginning of the 20th century can be considered a predecessor of the current Medellín Metro. The company known in Spanish as ''Empresa de Transporte Masivo del Valle de Aburrá'' - ''Metro de Medellín Ltda'' wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza Mayor, Medellín
Plaza Mayor Medellín Conventions and Exhibitions is the international convention and exhibition center of Medellín and is one of the most modern in Colombia, opening in 2006. It is located in the Alpujarra district and has 21 meeting rooms, space for 3000 people, and 280 parking spaces. Today, it houses major events such as ''Colombiatex'' and ''ColombiaModa'', the country's most important annual fashion trade fair, trade show. History The predecessor to Plaza Mayor was Palacio de Exposiciones y Convenciones de Medellín S.A. This enterprise was inaugurated on August 21, 1975, in order to showcase the industrial strength and commercial attractiveness of Antioquia Department, Antioquia and Colombia as a whole. In 2001 the Municipality of Medellín, the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia, National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia, the Chamber of Commerce of Medellín for Antioquia, and the IDEA agreed to provide financial and physical resources for the construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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