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With a height of 71.85 meters, the Commemorative Tower of the 19 of the July (later renamed Tower of the Reformer) was inaugurated on the 19 of July 1935 by General Jorge Ubico Castañeda, in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of General Justo Rufino Barrios.From its inauguration it has been located at 15th of September Boulevard and General Miguel García Granados Street, currently 7th Avenue and 2nd Street, Zone 9.The Tower of the Reformer was constructed in the United States, with galvanized iron, to a cost of Q49,775.60 and was assembled by the Engineer Arturo Bickford, Mayor of the City at that time.The Government of Belgium donated the bell that is suspended inside its structure. The light, as well as the beacon and the landscaping of the bases, constitute a contribution of the company PUBLICAR, S.A. for the embellishment of this monument that, through the years, has become a perpetual symbol of our beautiful city.Guatemala de la Asunción, August 23 of 1997.4

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Description
With a height of 71.85 meters, the Commemorative Tower of the 19 of the July (later renamed Tower of the Reformer) was inaugurated on the 19 of July 1935 by General Jorge Ubico Castañeda, in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of General Justo Rufino Barrios.From its inauguration it has been located at 15th of September Boulevard and General Miguel García Granados Street, currently 7th Avenue and 2nd Street, Zone 9.The Tower of the Reformer was constructed in the United States, with galvanized iron, to a cost of Q49,775.60 and was assembled by the Engineer Arturo Bickford, Mayor of the City at that time.The Government of Belgium donated the bell that is suspended inside its structure. The light, as well as the beacon and the landscaping of the bases, constitute a contribution of the company PUBLICAR, S.A. for the embellishment of this monument that, through the years, has become a perpetual symbol of our beautiful city.Guatemala de la Asunción, August 23 of 1997.4

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My gallery is Copyright ©2022 Lizkiz All rights reserved.
All the materials contained in my DeviantART gallery may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or uploaded in any way without my written permission.