Arch of Cordoba

The Arch of Cordoba is a work of art located in the southeast sector of the city of Cordoba, Argentina. Its origin dates back to 1942 during the administration of Donato Latella Frías.

The design was the idea of the then mayor, Donato Latella Frias, who while imprisoned (December 24, 1930, after the coup d'état, accused of conspiracy and sedition, for having organized together with Amadeo Sabattini a counterrevolution to restore the rule of law), drew the coat of arms of the City of Córdoba twice and joined them with an arch. Years later, as mayor, he managed to make his idea a reality, commissioning the work to the architect Fernando Cabanillas, then an employee of the Public Works Directorate of the municipality.1​

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The Arch of Cordoba is a work of art located in the southeast sector of the city of Cordoba, Argentina. Its origin dates back to 1942 during the administration of Donato Latella Frías.

The design was the idea of the then mayor, Donato Latella Frias, who while imprisoned (December 24, 1930, after the coup d'état, accused of conspiracy and sedition, for having organized together with Amadeo Sabattini a counterrevolution to restore the rule of law), drew the coat of arms of the City of Córdoba twice and joined them with an arch. Years later, as mayor, he managed to make his idea a reality, commissioning the work to the architect Fernando Cabanillas, then an employee of the Public Works Directorate of the municipality.1​

The site he chooses to place this monument is at the entrance to the City on National Route 9, given the advent of automobile transport. Construction began on June 25, 1942, and it was inaugurated according to plan, a year later, on July 6, 1943, the anniversary of the founding of the City of Cordoba.2​3The Arch was inaugurated in 1943. The drawing of the original elevation of the Monumental Arch has the signature of Engineer Olmedo. This drawing was the one approved by Dr. Latella Frías to build the project.

It is considered emblematic of the culture of Cordoba due to its position at the southeast entrance, on Amadeo Sabattini Avenue, which is a continuation of National Route 9.

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