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Male obelisk


This is one of the icons of the city of Santo Domingo. Since 1995 it has been used for various purposes. The first thing that was done was to transform it into a gigantic Christmas tree. 


Later it would serve as a canvas for important artists to depict works related to historical characters such as the Mirabal Sisters. 
As an artistic mural it has remained to this day, a decision applauded by many. 

Thiss obelisk was built to satisfy the megalomania of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, painted by Amaya Salazar, with the image of "The Butterflies" in honor of the sacrificed Mirabal Sisters. Design and construction It was designed in 1936 by Alfredo Gonzalez Sanchez and built by engineer Rafael Garcia Bonnell y Washington and is 40 meters high. The cost of its construction was 9841.87 pesos.

 It was built to commemorate both the payment of the foreign debt and the change of name of Santo Domingo City to Trujillo City, by law dated January 11, 1936 of the National Congress. Inaugurated on January 11, 1937.
Location: Malecón de Santo Domingo, Rep. Dom ., Av. George Washington, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

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