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Location Category ID:
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37280
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Added to Database:
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22 July 2011
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Last Edited:
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12 October 2011
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Rua Doutor Francisco Portela, Patronato, São Gonçalo - RJ, 24435-001
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Accessible at any time
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Official Website: |
São Gonçalo Turismo
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Latitude, Longitude: |
-22.83189561
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-43.07386279
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Location Accuracy: |
7
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The Museu a Céu Aberto (Open-Air Museum) is located in Praça Dos Ex-Combatentes (Veterans’ Plaza) in the Patronato area of São Gonçalo. It was built in 1970 to honour the soldiers of São Gonçalo who had fought in the Second World War. It was refurbished during 2009 and reopened in January 2010. The work included restoring monuments, installing new lighting, seating and paving, and planting trees (source: Fotolog). The Plaza holds a number of museum artefacts from the War, including an M3 medium tank.
A plaque to the east of the tank reads:
PREFEITURA MUNICIPAL DE SÃO GONÇALO
ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO
REINAUGURAÇÃO DA PRAÇA DOS
EX-COMBATENTES
APARECIDA PANISSET
PREFEITA
SÃO GONÇALO, 30 DE JANEIRO DE 2010 | MUNICIPALITY OF SÃO GONÇALO
RIO DE JANEIRO STATE
REOPENED THE PLAZA OF
EX-COMBATANTS
APARECIDA PANISSET
MAYOR
SÃO GONÇALO, 30 JANUARY 2010 |
A memorial wall to the west of the tank reads:
| NA GUERRA E NA PAZ, A GRANDEZA DA NAÇÃO RE-POUSA NO TRABALHO OR-DEIRO E FECUNDO DO SEU POVO E NA UNIDADE PATRIO-TICA DAS SUAS CLASSES ARMADAS. ETERNAS GUAR-DIÃES DAS LIBERDADES DEMOCRÁTICAS E DA IN-TEGRIDADE PÁTRIA. | IN WAR AND IN PEACE, THE GREATNESS OF THE NATION RESTS IN THE PRODUCTIVE AND ORDERLY WORK OF ITS PEOPLE AND THE UNIFIED PATRIOTISM OF ITS MILITARY CLASS. ETERNAL GUARDIANS OF DEMOCRATIC FREEDOMS AND THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. |
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September 2011
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1: View west along plaza
Taken: 3 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 561
Added: 4 October 2011
Views: 152
Has Priority: 0
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2: View east along plaza
Taken: 3 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 562
Added: 4 October 2011
Views: 109
Has Priority: 0
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3: Overview
Taken: 3 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 563
Added: 4 October 2011
Views: 131
Has Priority: 0
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4: Close-up
Taken: 3 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 564
Added: 4 October 2011
Views: 110
Has Priority: 0
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5: Memorial wall
Taken: 3 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 565
Added: 4 October 2011
Views: 117
Has Priority: 0
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6: Close-up of memorial wall
Taken: 3 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 566
Added: 4 October 2011
Views: 105
Has Priority: 0
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7: Plaque
Taken: 3 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 567
Added: 4 October 2011
Views: 112
Has Priority: 0
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September 2010
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8: Praça Dos Ex-Combatentes, photo from SaoGoncaloTuri...
Taken: 9 September 2010
Contributor: CRFU
Location Photo ID: 488
Added: 22 July 2011
Views: 123
Has Priority: 0
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