Monument to the Two Congresses

Set in the Plaza del Congreso facing the national parliament in Buenos Aires, this grand marble and bronze monument commemorates the congresses of 1813 and 1816 that advanced Argentine independence. A tall central group crowned by a seated figure of the Republic rises above sculptures representing the Andes, the sea, rivers and the pampas, together with lions and other allegories, with a large fountain before it. Inaugurated in 1914, it marks kilometer zero of the country's road network, and the plaza is a frequent protest site.