Praça Sete de Setembro

Coordinates: 19°55′08.84″S 43°56′19.18″W / 19.9191222°S 43.9386611°W

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Praça Sete de Setembro
Public square

Design	Aarão Reis^[1]
Opening date	Late 19th century^[1]
Surface	Concrete
Location	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Coordinates: 19°55′08.84″S 43°56′19.18″W / 19.9191222°S 43.9386611°W / -19.9191222; -43.9386611

The Praça Sete de Setembro (English: 7 September Square), often called Praça Sete, is a square in downtown Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.^[1]

It is located at the intersection of two major avenues, Afonso Pena and Amazonas, and by the streets Rio de Janeiro and Carijós.^[1]

It boasts an obelisk at its center donated by the people of the neighboring Capela Nova do Betim, today the city of Betim, the inhabitants of the state capital, on the occasion of the commemoration of the centenary of the Independence of Brazil, on 7 September 1822. The "Lollipop", as the obelist is known, is made of granite and formed by a 7m needle supported over a square pedestal adorned by a pole in each of its vertices. It was designed by architect Antonio Rego and built by engineer Antonio Gonçalves Gravatá.^[2]^[3]

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Belo Horizonte – Praça Sete de Setembro e Obelisco | ipatrimônio" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
^ Morador de BH pede autorização para pouso de nave na Praça Sete durante o fim do mundo
^ Aeroporto alienígena em BH?

v t e Visitor attractions in Belo Horizonte
Monuments and landmarks	Pampulha Modern Ensemble
Buildings	Aureliano Chaves building Central Station Conjunto Governador Kubitschek Niemeyer Building
Churches and religious sites	Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes Christ the King Cathedral Our Lady of Good Voyage Cathedral Church of Saint Francis of Assisi São José Church
Museums and cultural institutions	Arena Hall Kubitschek Residence Museum Palácio da Liberdade Pampulha Art Museum Casa do Baile
Stadiums	Arena Independência Arena MRV Mineirão Mineirinho Juscelino Kubitschek Arena
Neighborhoods and districts	Centro Cidade Nova Esplanada Savassi Venda Nova
Parks and public squares	Liberdade Square Raul Soares Square Rui Barbosa Square Sete de Setembro Square
Events	Bidu Sayão International Vocal Competition Festival Internacional de Quadrinhos

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