Simon Bolivar Monument

The monument is pretty good but the location sucks.

The Simon Bolivar monument stands on the south side of Besserer Street at the 'T' junction of Dalhousie Street and Besserer. Beyond what is written on the plaques on the statue's plinth I cannot find any other information on this monument.Liberator of ColombiaEcuador, Peru, Panama and Venezuela and founder of Bolivia.Born in Caracas (Venezuela). July 24, 1783Died in Santa Marta (Colombia). December 17, 1830This monument if a gift of the Venezuelan government under the presidency of Dr. Jaime Lusinchi. Through the Minister of InternalAffairs Dr. Jose Angel Cilibarto. who on his behalf and representationunveiled it on October 1988.Monument offered by the Government of Venezuela upon request of its ambassador His Excellency Gilberto Carrasouero, supported by the Ambassadors to Canada of the Bolivarian countries,Their ExcellenciesLuis Pelaez Rioja, Ambassador of BoliviaJaime Vidal Perdomo, Ambassador of ColombiaMario Ribadeneira, Ambassador of EcuadorOscar Maurtua, Ambassador of Peruto the City of Ottawa, during the tenure of the Honourable James Durrell, Mayor - Ottawa, October 1988