11/25/2020 21:44
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 11/25/2020 9:56 PM
With the arrival of this Wednesday night, monuments and historical buildings of the City of Buenos Aires were
illuminated with the colors of the Argentine flag
, images and messages to honor Diego Maradona, who died at the age of 60.
The Kirchner Cultural Center, in Bajo Buenos Aires and under the orbit of Nación, dressed its façade in light blue and white, an effect that was accompanied by the
projection of photos of emblematic moments of his career
as a soccer player, such as "La mano de Dios" and his celebration in Mexico 86 lifting the World Cup.
"Thanks Diego!"
, could be read.
Thus they illuminated the facade of the Kirchner Cultural Center to pay tribute to Diego Maradona.
The Government of the City had a similar initiative in other emblematic places, which show the Argentine colors between 19 on Wednesday and 6 on Thursday.
The lighting will be repeated
for the next three days.
The flag is reflected in the Obelisk, the Cabildo, the May Pyramid, the Planetarium, the Monument of the Spanish, the Monumental Tower, the Faculty of Engineering, the Usina del Arte, the Palacio Lezama and the Plaza de los Dos Congresos .
The message in the Planetarium of Buenos Aires.
It will also be at
the Puente de la Mujer
on Thursday and Friday, and at
the Floralis Generica
on Thursday.
In addition, the legend
"THANKS D1EG0"
was placed on about 110 signs in the streets, subway lines and highways in Buenos Aires.
The Monument of the Spanish, in light blue and white.
The Head of the Buenos Aires Government, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, declared a
duel for the next three days
in the City, considering that "Diego Armando Maradona was one of the greatest references in the sports history of the country and the world."
Both the national flag and that of the City will remain hoisted
at half mast
in all public buildings of the Buenos Aires Government during the days of mourning.
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