He Head of Government, Martí Batres, He led the lighting of the decorative lighting for the commemoration of the 214th anniversary of the beginning of Independence, in the Plinth of the Mexico City.
The centerpiece of lighting in the Constitution Square It is a 16-meter-high model of the national coat of arms, modeled in 3D.
“This is a special set. We have a three-dimensional decoration with a figure representing an eagle on a cactus devouring a snake, it is the largest figure that has been placed for decorative lighting, butIt measures 16 meters and weighs more than 5 tons.“, the president stressed.
For this year’s decoration, 12 illuminated mosaics were placed on tricolor bands. In the Government building, decorated with Independence figures, the illuminated faces of MMiguel Hidalgo, Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez, Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon and Leona Vicario.
In the Viceroyalty building They show allusive characters to the period of the Mexican Revolution such as Emiliano Zapata, Ricardo Flores Magón, Felipe Carrillo Puerto and Francisco Villa.
While in the Mercaderes buildings, Benito Juarez, Francisco I. Madero, Lazaro Cardenas and Quetzalcoatl are observed, detailed the secretary of Works y Mexico City Services, Jesus Esteva Medina.
For the installation of the lighting, he explained, 110 lighting workers from the General Directorate of Urban Services participated and 32 thousand lights were used. LED for the decoration designs that began to be developed in June.
In addition, 16 kilometers of ice, eight km of hose were placed, 5 tons of rod 3/8, 3 tons of wire rod and 20 kilometers of power cable.
Despite the rain, many people came to the capital’s main square to watch the patriotic flashes that are a seasonal tradition.
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