Monumento a los héroes de El Polvorín (mausoleum)
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The Monumento a los heroes de El Polvorín (Monument to the "El Polvorín" fire heroes) is a mausoleum monument in Ponce, Puerto Rico, dedicated to the seven firefighters and one civilian who subdued the flames of the "El Polvorín" fire that took place on the night of 25 January 1899 in that city.
For the obelisk at Plaza Las Delicias, see Monumento a los heroes de El Polvorín (obelisk).
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18°00′47.7714″N 66°37′58.2954″W | |
Location | Cementerio Civil, Barrio Portugués Urbano, Ponce, Puerto Rico |
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Designer | Alfredo Wiechers Pieretti |
Type | Tomb, obelisk, and statue |
Material | Stucco and Concrete |
Length | approx 40 feet |
Width | approx 40 feet |
Height | approx. 50 feet |
Beginning date | ca. 1904 (source: the monument's front plaque) |
Completion date | 1911 |
Opening date | 1911 |
Dedicated to | The "El Polvorín" fire heroes |
Note: This monument is not the same as the obelisk at Plaza Las Delicias. Both are dedicated to the same group of men. |
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