Historical landmark
Obelisco do Ibirapuera aos Heróis de 32
Marble mausoleum-obelisk hiding a crypt for revolution martyrs beneath a numeric code.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Obelisco do Ibirapuera aos Heróis de 32 in São Paulo follows sculptor Galileo Ugo Emendabili, commissioned in 1947 to design not a monument but a grave for victims of the 1932 Constitutionalist Revolution. It traces the numeric obsessions folded into his design, from the tower's height to the nine steps leading into a hidden crypt shaped like a Greek cross. You'll hear about the students and veterans interred beneath it. Listen for the mosaic saints watching over the crypt below.
This audio guide was created using AI.