Obelisco de Buenos Aires

Obelisco de Buenos Aires
Location	Av. 9 de Julio and Av. Corrientes, Buenos Aires
Coordinates	34°36′13″S 58°22′54″W / 34.60361°S 58.38167°W / -34.60361; -58.38167
Height	71.5 meters (235 ft)
Built	May 23, 1936
Built for	Monument
Restored	2005
Architect	Alberto Prebisch
National Historic Monument of Argentina
Location of Obelisco de Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires

The Obelisco de Buenos Aires (Obelisk of Buenos Aires) is a national historic monument and icon of Buenos Aires. Located in the Plaza de la República in the intersection of avenues Corrientes and 9 de Julio, it was erected in 1936 to commemorate the quadricentennial of the first foundation of the city.