Angel of Independence

The Monument of Independence
Native name Spanish: Monumento a la Independencia, Ángel de la Independencia
Location	Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates	19°25′37.1994″N 99°10′03.7554″W / 19.426999833°N 99.167709833°W / 19.426999833; -99.167709833
Elevation	45 metres (148 ft)
Inaugurated by	Porfirio Díaz
Built	September 16, 1910
Built for	Centenary of Mexican Independence
Restored	September 16, 1958
Restored by	José Fernández Urbina
Architect	Antonio Rivas Mercado Gonzalo Garita Manuel Gorozpe Enrique Alciati (sculptures)
Architectural style(s)	Corinthian column Victory column
Governing body	Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
Location in central/western Mexico City

The Angel of Independence, most commonly known by the shortened name El Ángel and officially known as Monumento a la Independencia ("Monument to Independence"), is a victory column on a roundabout on the major thoroughfare of Paseo de la Reforma in downtown Mexico City.

El Ángel was built in 1910 during the presidency of Porfirio Díaz by architect Antonio Rivas Mercado, to commemorate the centennial of the beginning of Mexico's War of Independence. In later years it was made into a mausoleum for the most important heroes of that war. It is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Mexico City, and it has become a focal point for both celebration and protest. It resembles the July Column in Paris, the Victory Column in Berlin and the Columbus Monument in New York City.