Artigas Mausoleum

The Artigas Mausoleum is a

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an hero

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, located in

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, in the neighbourhood of

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. It opened in 1977. Artigas's remains are kept in an

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room underneath the statue. The monument is guarded by a traditional guard called "Blandegues de Artigas". Mausoleo de Artigas

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