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Concha Acústica de Ponce
	Concha Acústica de Ponce, seen from the seating area
Former names	Teatro del Parque de la Abolicion
Address	Marina and Salud Streets
Location	Ponce, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°00′22.7874″N 66°36′45.7914″W / 18.006329833°N 66.612719833°W
Owner	Municipality of Ponce
Type	Amphitheatre
Genre(s)	musical, performing arts, cultural
Seating type	Concrete benches; lawn area
Capacity	2,000
Construction
Built	1956
Opened	1956
Website
	www.visitponce.com

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Concha Acústica de Ponce (English: Ponce Acoustic Shell) is an open-air music and performing arts amphitheater venue in Barrio Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico, owned and managed by the Ponce Municipal Government. It is located on the grounds of Parque de la Abolición. The open-air auditorium-amphitheater is used primarily for cultural events. It is open from Monday through Friday, 8:00AM to 4:30PM. Concha Acústica, as it is known today (2017), is the result of a 1956 redesign that also included the adjacent Monumento a la abolición de la esclavitud.^[3] The original design was augmented by this 1956 redesign/renovation by Francisco Porrata-Doría (1890–1971).^[4]^[5]^[6]

Location and features

The amphitheater is located on Avenida Hostos at the fork of Salud Street and Marina Street. It is immediately north of the obelisk commemorating the abolition of slavery, Monumento a la abolición de la exclavitud. Together with the obelisk and the park's shady green lawn area on its north end, Concha Acústica completes the park as a triangular city block. The amphitheater can seat 2,000 people.^[7] Seats in the audience portion of the amphitheater consist of long concrete benches, each capable of seating large numbers of people.^[8]

The two marble sides of the stage are adorned with six relief sculptures for the six sons of Ponce that have excelled in the musical arts. There are three marble sculptures on each side. On the left side are the sculptures of Juan Morel Campos, Manuel G. Tavarez, and Arístides Chavier; on the right side are those of Antonio Paoli, Julio C. Arteaga, and Juan Ríos Ovalle.^{[citation needed]}

History

In 1874, a year after the abolition of slavery, a group of citizens built a small monument in memory of the historic event. In 1880 Olimpio Otero, Juan Mayoral Barnés, and Román Baldorioty de Castro were instrumental in formalizing the concept for a park dedicated to the commemorating the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico.^[9] Juan Mayoral Barnés brought the idea for the creation of the park to the Ponce Municipal Assembly on 14 March 1880. It was unanimously approved by the Assembly, ratified by the Central Government, and confirmed by Royal Decree on 1 March 1881.^[10]

The entire triangular area where Concha Acústica now stands was initially only a passive park with green spaces for lawn, flowers, and shade trees. This was the park built in the 1890s.^[11] Concha Acústica itself was built in 1956 under the administration of Ponce mayor Andrés Grillasca Salas on part of the same space occupied by the existing park.^[12] The architect of the structure was Francisco Porrata Doria, an architect from Ponce.^[13]

Uses

Concha Acústica has seen numerous uses throughout the years. On a regular basis, the open-air auditorium has also been used for presentations by the Ponce Municipal Band^[14] and the Ponce Jazz Festival.^[15]

References

^ Ponce: Informacion para estudiantes. Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
^ Explore Puerto Rico. By Harry S. Pariser. San Francisco: Manatee Press. Page 244. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
^ Informacion sobre Ponce - Para Estudiantes.^{[permanent dead link‍]} Ponce Municipal Government. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
^ Jose A. Reyes Feliciano, Executive Director. Ponce: Tourist Guide. Page 27. Oficina de Fomento Turistico, Industrial y Economico. Municipio Autonomo de Ponce. Casa Alcaldia. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 4 January 2017.
^ Brochure titled Tourist Attractions: Enjoy Ponce, Southern Experience. Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Office of Tourism Development. August 2010.
^ Recreacion. Oficina de Fomento Turístico. Municipio Autónomo de Ponce. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
^ Explore Puerto Rico. By Harry S. Pariser. San Francisco: Manatee Press. Page 244. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
^ Concha Acustica de Ponce, Puerto Rico (DSC00373). Tito Caraballo. 28 December 2016. Accessed 2 March 2021.
^ Parque de la Abolición - Commemorating the End of an Era. NewMedia Holdings, Inc. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
^ Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. By Dr. Eduardo Neumann. 1913. (In Spanish) Reprinted by the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (1987). Pages 99-100.
^ Parque y Obelisco de la abolición de la esclavitud y concha acústica. Archived 5 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Ponce, Ciudad Señorial: Walking Tour. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
^ Parque y Obelisco de la abolición de la esclavitud y concha acústica. Archived 5 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Ponce, Ciudad Señorial: Walking Tour. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
^ Tourist Attractions: Enjoy Ponce, Southern Experience. Brochure. Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Office of Tourism Development. August 2010.
^ Actividades Semana de la Danza 2007 (Domingo 20 de Mayo): Concurso de Baile de Danzas 2007, Concha Acústica del Parque de Abolición de la Esclavitud, Ponce, Puerto Rico. El Hogar de la Danza Puertorriqueña. 2016. Accessed 2 June 2016.
^ Arranca este viernes Ponce Jazz Fest. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 30, Issue 1482. Page 26. 1 May 2013. Accessed 2 June 2016.

External links

[1] Ponce: Informacion para estudiantes. Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

[2] Explore Puerto Rico. By Harry S. Pariser. San Francisco: Manatee Press. Page 244. Retrieved 13 September 2013.

[3] Informacion sobre Ponce - Para Estudiantes.^{[permanent dead link‍]} Ponce Municipal Government. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

[4] Jose A. Reyes Feliciano, Executive Director. Ponce: Tourist Guide. Page 27. Oficina de Fomento Turistico, Industrial y Economico. Municipio Autonomo de Ponce. Casa Alcaldia. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 4 January 2017.

[5] Brochure titled Tourist Attractions: Enjoy Ponce, Southern Experience. Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Office of Tourism Development. August 2010.

[6] Recreacion. Oficina de Fomento Turístico. Municipio Autónomo de Ponce. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

[7] Explore Puerto Rico. By Harry S. Pariser. San Francisco: Manatee Press. Page 244. Retrieved 30 November 2009.

[8] Concha Acustica de Ponce, Puerto Rico (DSC00373). Tito Caraballo. 28 December 2016. Accessed 2 March 2021.

[9] Parque de la Abolición - Commemorating the End of an Era. NewMedia Holdings, Inc. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

[10] Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. By Dr. Eduardo Neumann. 1913. (In Spanish) Reprinted by the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (1987). Pages 99-100.

[11] Parque y Obelisco de la abolición de la esclavitud y concha acústica. Archived 5 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Ponce, Ciudad Señorial: Walking Tour. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

[12] Parque y Obelisco de la abolición de la esclavitud y concha acústica. Archived 5 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Ponce, Ciudad Señorial: Walking Tour. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

[13] Tourist Attractions: Enjoy Ponce, Southern Experience. Brochure. Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Office of Tourism Development. August 2010.

[14] Actividades Semana de la Danza 2007 (Domingo 20 de Mayo): Concurso de Baile de Danzas 2007, Concha Acústica del Parque de Abolición de la Esclavitud, Ponce, Puerto Rico. El Hogar de la Danza Puertorriqueña. 2016. Accessed 2 June 2016.

[15] Arranca este viernes Ponce Jazz Fest. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 30, Issue 1482. Page 26. 1 May 2013. Accessed 2 June 2016.

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+{{About|the amphitheater|the statue|El Hombre Redimido|the obelisk|Monumento a la abolición de la esclavitud|the park|Parque de la Abolición}}
+{{use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
 {{Infobox Venue
-| name              = '''Concha Acústica de Ponce'''
+| name              = Concha Acústica de Ponce
 | nickname          =
-| image             = [[File:IMG 2972 - Abolition Park in Ponce, Puerto Rico.jpg|200px]]
+| image             = [[File:Concha Acustica de Ponce, Calle Marina and Calle Mayor, Barrio Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico, looking south (DSC00373).jpg|300px|Concha Acustica de Ponce, Puerto Rico (DSC00373)]]
-| image_caption     = Concha Acústica de Ponce, seen from behind the stage
+| image_caption     = Concha Acústica de Ponce, seen from the seating area
 | address           = Marina and Salud Streets
 | location          = [[Ponce, Puerto Rico]]
-| coordinates       = 18° 00' 22.78"N; 66° 36' 45.79"W
+| coordinates       = {{Coord|18|00|22.7874|N|66|36|45.7914|W|region:PR|display=inline,title}}
 | type              = [[Amphitheatre]]
-| genre             =
+| genre             = [[music]]al, [[performing arts]], [[culture|cultural]]
+| built             = 1956<ref>[http://www.visitaaponce.com/docs/SP/INFO%20DE%20PONCE-%20ESTUDIANTES.pdf ''Ponce: Informacion para estudiantes.''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425051315/http://www.visitaaponce.com/docs/SP/INFO%20DE%20PONCE-%20ESTUDIANTES.pdf |date=2012-04-25 }} Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 14 December 2011.</ref>
-| built             = 1880s
-| opened            = 1890s
+| opened            = 1956
+| renovated         =
-| renovated         = 1956<ref>[http://www.visitaaponce.com/docs/SP/INFO%20DE%20PONCE-%20ESTUDIANTES.pdf ''Ponce: Informacion para estudiantes.''] Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 14 December 2011.</ref>
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 | owner             = Municipality of Ponce
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-| former_names      = [[Parque de la Abolición]] (1956-1962)
+| former_names      = Teatro del Parque de la Abolicion
 | seating_type      = Concrete benches; lawn area
-| seating_capacity  = 2,000<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KawuqbFxLS0C&pg=PT242 '''Explore Puerto Rico.''' By Harry S. Pariser. San Francisco: Manatee Press. Page 244.] Retrieved 13 September 2013.</ref>
+| seating_capacity  = 2,000<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=KawuqbFxLS0C&pg=PT242 '''Explore Puerto Rico.''' By Harry S. Pariser. San Francisco: Manatee Press. Page 244.] Retrieved 13 September 2013.</ref>
-| website           =
+| website           = www.visitponce.com
 }}
-'''Concha Acústica de Ponce''' (English: Ponce Acoustic Shell) is an open-air music and performing arts [[amphitheater]] venue in [[Ponce, Puerto Rico]].  It is part of the [[Parque de la Abolición]] park, the only park in the [[Caribbean]] dedicated to commemorating the abolition of [[slavery]]. Concha Acústica was built in 1956 together with the adjacent [[Monumento a la abolición de la esclavitud]].<ref>[http://www.visitponce.com/Fdocs/SP/INFO%20DE%20PONCE-%20ESTUDIANTES.pdf ''Informacion sobre Ponce - Para Estudiantes.''] Retrieved 1 April 2014.</ref>
+'''Concha Acústica de Ponce''' (English: Ponce Acoustic Shell) is an open-air music and [[performing arts]] [[amphitheater]] venue in [[Barrio Cuarto]], [[Ponce, Puerto Rico]], owned and managed by the Ponce Municipal Government. It is located on the grounds of [[Parque de la Abolición]]. The open-air auditorium-amphitheater is used primarily for cultural events. It is open from Monday through Friday, 8:00AM to 4:30PM. Concha Acústica, as it is known today (2017), is the result of a 1956 redesign that also included the adjacent [[Monumento a la abolición de la esclavitud]].<ref>[http://www.visitponce.com/Fdocs/SP/INFO%20DE%20PONCE-%20ESTUDIANTES.pdf ''Informacion sobre Ponce - Para Estudiantes.'']{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Ponce Municipal Government. Retrieved 1 April 2014.</ref> The original design was augmented by this 1956 redesign/renovation by [[Francisco Porrata-Doría]] (1890–1971).<ref>Jose A. Reyes Feliciano, Executive Director. ''Ponce: Tourist Guide.'' Page 27. Oficina de Fomento Turistico, Industrial y Economico. Municipio Autonomo de Ponce. Casa Alcaldia. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 4 January 2017.</ref><ref>Brochure titled ''Tourist Attractions: Enjoy Ponce, Southern Experience.'' Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Office of Tourism Development. August 2010.</ref><ref>[http://recreacionponce.blogspot.com/ ''Recreacion.''] Oficina de Fomento Turístico. Municipio Autónomo de Ponce. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2014.</ref>
 ==Location and features==
+[[File:Mapa del Parque de la Abolición.jpg|thumb|Map of Parque de la Abolición showing location of the Concha Acústica amphitheater|left]]
-The amphiteater is located on Avenida Hostos at the [[Fork (road)#Fork|fork]] of Salud Street and Marina Street.  The centerpiece of the park is an [[obelisk]] conmemorating the abolition of slavery, [[Monumento a la abolición de la exclavitud]]. Immediately north of the obelisk is ''Concha Acústica'', which completes the park as a complete triangular city block. Presentations in this open-air auditorium include those by the [[Ponce Municipal Band]] and [[Ponce Jazz Festival]]. ''Concha Acustica'' can seat up to 2,000 people.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KawuqbFxLS0C&pg=PT242 '''Explore Puerto Rico.''' By Harry S. Pariser. San Francisco: Manatee Press. Page 244.] Retrieved November 30, 2009.</ref> Seats in the audience portion of the amphitheater consist of long concrete benches capable of seating several entire families each. The park was built in the 1890s and remodeled in 1956 by [[Francisco Porrata Doria]], an architect from Ponce.<ref>''Tourist Attractions: Enjoy Ponce, Southern Experience.'' Brochure. Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Office of Tourism Development. August 2010.</ref>
+The amphitheater is located on Avenida Hostos at the [[Fork (road)#Fork|fork]] of Salud Street and Marina Street. It is immediately north of the [[obelisk]] commemorating the abolition of slavery, [[Monumento a la abolición de la exclavitud]]. Together with the obelisk and the park's shady green lawn area on its north end, ''Concha Acústica'' completes the park as a triangular city block. The amphitheater can seat 2,000 people.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=KawuqbFxLS0C&pg=PT242 '''Explore Puerto Rico.''' By Harry S. Pariser. San Francisco: Manatee Press. Page 244.] Retrieved 30 November 2009.</ref> Seats in the audience portion of the amphitheater consist of long concrete benches, each capable of seating large numbers of people.<ref>[[:File:Concha Acustica de Ponce, Calle Marina and Calle Mayor, Barrio Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico, looking south (DSC00373).jpg|''Concha Acustica de Ponce, Puerto Rico (DSC00373).'']] Tito Caraballo. 28 December 2016. Accessed 2 March 2021.</ref>
-==Venue creation==
-In 1874, a year after the abolition of slavery, a group of citizens built a small park in memory of the historic event.  In 1880 [[Olimpio Otero]], Juan Mayoral Barnés, and [[Román Baldorioty de Castro]] were instrumental in creating the concept for a park dedicated to the commemorating the abolition of slavery, the only such memorial in the [[Caribbean]].<ref>[http://www.puertorico.com/blog/parque-de-la-abolicion-commemorating-the-end-of-an-era ''Parque de la Abolición - Commemorating the End of an Era.''] NewMedia Holdings, Inc. Retrieved 26 February 2012.</ref> Juan Mayoral Barnés brought the idea for the creation of the park to the Ponce Municipal Assembly on March 14, 1880. It was unanimously approved by the Assembly, and ratified by the Central Government, and confirmed by Royal Decree on March 1, 1881.<ref>''Verdadera y Autentica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce.'' By Dr. Eduardo Neumann. 1913. (In Spanish) Reprinted by the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (1987)Pages 99-100.</ref> The park was built in the 1890s and renovated in 1956, under the administration of Ponce mayor [[Andrés Grillasca Salas]].<ref>[http://www.visitponce.com/walkingTour2.aspx ''Parque y Obelisco de la abolición de la esclavitud y concha acústica.''] Ponce, Ciudad Señorial: Walking Tour. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Retrieved 26 February 2012.</ref>
+The two marble sides of the stage are adorned with six [[relief sculpture]]s for the six sons of Ponce that have excelled in the musical arts. There are three marble sculptures on each side. On the left side are the sculptures of [[Juan Morel Campos]], [[Manuel G. Tavarez]], and [[Arístides Chavier Arévalo|Arístides Chavier]]; on the right side are those of [[Antonio Paoli]], [[Julio C. Arteaga]], and [[Juan Ríos Ovalle]].{{fact|date=March 2021}}
+==History==
+In 1874, a year after the [[Abolition of slavery timeline#1850.E2.80.931899|abolition of slavery]], a group of citizens built a small monument in memory of the historic event.  In 1880 [[Olimpio Otero]], Juan Mayoral Barnés, and [[Román Baldorioty de Castro]] were instrumental in formalizing the concept for a park dedicated to the commemorating the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico.<ref>[http://www.puertorico.com/blog/parque-de-la-abolicion-commemorating-the-end-of-an-era ''Parque de la Abolición - Commemorating the End of an Era.''] NewMedia Holdings, Inc. Retrieved 26 February 2012.</ref> Juan Mayoral Barnés brought the idea for the creation of the park to the Ponce Municipal Assembly on 14 March 1880. It was unanimously approved by the Assembly, ratified by the Central Government, and confirmed by Royal Decree on 1 March 1881.<ref>''Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce.'' By Dr. Eduardo Neumann. 1913. (In Spanish) Reprinted by the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (1987). Pages 99-100.</ref>
+The entire triangular area where ''Concha Acústica'' now stands was initially only a passive park with green spaces for lawn, flowers, and shade trees. This was the park built in the 1890s.<ref>[http://www.visitponce.com/walkingTour2.aspx ''Parque y Obelisco de la abolición de la esclavitud y concha acústica.''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305181320/http://www.visitponce.com/walkingTour2.aspx |date=5 March 2012 }} Ponce, Ciudad Señorial: Walking Tour. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Retrieved 26 February 2012.</ref>  Concha Acústica itself was built in 1956 under the administration of Ponce mayor [[Andrés Grillasca Salas]] on part of the same space occupied by the existing park.<ref>[http://www.visitponce.com/walkingTour2.aspx ''Parque y Obelisco de la abolición de la esclavitud y concha acústica.''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305181320/http://www.visitponce.com/walkingTour2.aspx |date=5 March 2012 }} Ponce, Ciudad Señorial: Walking Tour. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Retrieved 26 February 2012.</ref>  The architect of the structure was [[Francisco Porrata Doria]], an architect from Ponce.<ref>''Tourist Attractions: Enjoy Ponce, Southern Experience.'' Brochure. Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Office of Tourism Development. August 2010.</ref>
+==Uses==
+Concha Acústica has seen numerous uses throughout the years. On a regular basis, the open-air auditorium has also been used for presentations by the [[Ponce Municipal Band]]<ref>[http://www.ladanza.com/danza2007/baile.htm ''Actividades Semana de la Danza 2007 (Domingo 20 de Mayo): Concurso de Baile de Danzas 2007, Concha Acústica del Parque de Abolición de la Esclavitud, Ponce, Puerto Rico.''] El Hogar de la Danza Puertorriqueña. 2016. Accessed 2 June 2016.</ref> and the [[Ponce Jazz Festival]].<ref>[http://www.periodicolaperla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3870:estrena-el-ponce-internacional-jazz-festival&catid=119:articulos&Itemid=342 ''Arranca este viernes Ponce Jazz Fest.''] Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 30, Issue 1482. Page 26. 1 May 2013. Accessed 2 June 2016.</ref>
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==Further reading==
-* [http://www.periodicolaperla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5033:ni-la-lluvia-freno-al-ponce-jazz-fest&catid=119:articulos&Itemid=342 ''Ni la lluvia frenó al Ponce Jazz Fest.''] (By Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 30, Issue 1535. Page 26. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.), photo of the ''Concha Acústica'' and amphitheater of Abolition Park.
+* [http://www.periodicolaperla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5033:ni-la-lluvia-freno-al-ponce-jazz-fest&catid=119:articulos&Itemid=342 ''Ni la lluvia frenó al Ponce Jazz Fest.''] (By Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 30, Issue 1535. Page 26. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.), photo of the ''Concha Acústica'' and its amphitheater sections of Abolition Park.
+* [http://www.periodicolaperla.com/ni-la-lluvia-freno-al-ponce-jazz-fest/ ''Ni la lluvia frenó al Ponce Jazz Fest.''] Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 30, Issue 1535. Page 26. 1 May 2013. Accessed 2 June 2016. (Photo of the ''Concha Acústica'' and its amphitheater sections of Abolition Park.)
 ==External links==
+{{Portal|Puerto Rico}}
-* [http://www.ugo.cn/photo/PR/es/12449.htm See closeup photo of Concha Acustica Here]
+* [https://archive.today/20131008012759/http://www.ugo.cn/photo/PR/es/12449.htm See closeup photo of Concha Acustica Here]
-* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/11592485@N04/3763740969/in/photolist-6JAa4F-6JAcWK-6JDizo-6JDJTh-6JDRaj-6NuPRH-6NuQ7Z-6Nz1tN-6Nz4k1-6QYkxH-6R3o1u-6R3o57-6R3o6j-6TUPAP-6TUQhz-6TUSNH-6TUSQ8-6TUSR4-6TUUm2-6TUUXv-6TYQ3S-6TYQPE-6TYRuw-6TYTaG-6TYTAd-6TYYY7-6TZ3Xh-6TZ5hS-6Wb2Ts-6Zk3TS-7ddkcc-7ddkXp-7ddrDM-7ddsui-7ddu1n-7dduTa-7ddwyD-7ddxn4-7ddz8v-7ddAc6-7ddBzZ-7ddDpn-7ddEqF-7ddHgF-7ddLuH-7ddMvH-7ddNnK-7dgW8w-7dhc33-7dhgx1-7dhiib Photo of Parque de la Abolicion (ca. 1906) before the obelisk was built]
+* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/11592485@N04/3763740969/in/photolist-6JAa4F-6JAcWK-6JDizo-6JDJTh-6JDRaj-6NuPRH-6NuQ7Z-6Nz1tN-6Nz4k1-6QYkxH-6R3o1u-6R3o57-6R3o6j-6TUPAP-6TUQhz-6TUSNH-6TUSQ8-6TUSR4-6TUUm2-6TUUXv-6TYQ3S-6TYQPE-6TYRuw-6TYTaG-6TYTAd-6TYYY7-6TZ3Xh-6TZ5hS-6Wb2Ts-6Zk3TS-7ddkcc-7ddkXp-7ddrDM-7ddsui-7ddu1n-7dduTa-7ddwyD-7ddxn4-7ddz8v-7ddAc6-7ddBzZ-7ddDpn-7ddEqF-7ddHgF-7ddLuH-7ddMvH-7ddNnK-7dgW8w-7dhc33-7dhgx1-7dhiib Photo of Parque de la Abolicion (ca. 1906) before the obelisk was built]
+{{Ponce, Puerto Rico|state=collapsed}}
-==References==
+{{Historic buildings of the Ponce Historic Zone|state=collapsed}}
-{{reflist}}
-{{coord|18|00|22.7874|N|66|36|45.7914|W|region:PR|display=title}}
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-[[Category:History of Puerto Rico]]
+[[Category:Tourist attractions in Ponce, Puerto Rico]]
-[[Category:Visitor attractions in Puerto Rico]]
+[[Category:Music venues completed in 1956]]
-[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1956]]
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+[[Category:Music venues in Ponce, Puerto Rico]]
+[[Category:Band shells]]

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Hotels	Ponce Hilton Golf & Casino Resort Holiday Inn & Tropical Casino Ponce Plaza Hotel & Casino Hotel Meliá The Fox Hotel Hotel Ponce Intercontinental Solace by the Sea Caribe Hotel
Events	Carnaval de Ponce Feria de Artesanías de Ponce Ponce Jazz Festival Fiesta Nacional de la Danza Día Mundial de Ponce Festival Nacional de la Quenepa Bienal de Arte de Ponce Nightlife in Ponce, Puerto Rico Las Justas Cruce a Nado Internacional
Theaters	Teatro La Perla Teatro Fox Delicias Ponce Towne Center Caribbean Cinemas Teatro Antono Paoli Teatro Vicente Murga Concha Acústica de Ponce
Parks	Parque de la Abolición Parque de la Ceiba Parque del Tricentenario Parque Ecológico Urbano Parque Familiar Julio Enrique Monagas Parque Luis A. "Wito" Morales Parque Pedro Albizu Campos Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell Plaza Las Delicias La Guancha
Hospitals	Hospital Damas Hospital San Lucas Hospital Dr. Pila Hospital Oncológico Andrés Grillasca Hospital San Cristóbal Steven Anthony Children's Hospital
Universities	Ana G. Méndez University Caribbean University Universidad Interamericana Ponce Health Sciences University Pontificia Universidad Católica PUCPR School of Architecture PUCPR School of Law Universidad de Puerto Rico
Islands	Cardona Ratones Frío Caja de Muertos Morrillito Gatas Jueyes
Rivers	Anón Bayagán Blanco Bucaná Canas Cerrillos Chiquito Inabón Jacaguas Matilde Pastillo Portugués Prieto San Patricio
Mountains	Cerro de Punta Peñón de Ponce Cerro del Vigía Cerro del Diablo Monte Jayuya Cerro Maravilla

v t e Landmarks and historic buildings of the Ponce Historic Zone
Plaza Las Delicias and immediate vicinity	Plaza Las Delicias Plaza Degetau Plaza Muñoz Rivera Monumento a los héroes de El Polvorín Hotel Meliá Casa Saurí Los Chinos de Ponce
Government buildings	Casa Alcaldía Ponce Servicios Antiguo Casino de Ponce Correo de la Atocha
Schools and colleges	Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico Escuela de Arquitectura Instituto de Música Juan Morel Campos Escuela Superior Ponce High
Religious buildings	Catedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad Primera Iglesia Metodista Unida de Ponce
Museums	Museo Parque de Bombas Museo Francisco "Pancho" Coimbre Museo de la Historia de Ponce Museo de Arte de Ponce Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña Museo de la Masacre de Ponce Casa Paoli Residencia Armstrong-Poventud Fundación Biblioteca Rafael Hernández Colón
Monuments and memorials	Monumento a los héroes de El Polvorín Monumento a la abolición de la esclavitud Estatua Juan Morel Campos Estatua Domingo Cruz ("Cocolía") Estatua Luis Muñoz Rivera Ponce Honra A Su Maestra: Lolita Tizol Monumento a la Mujer
Theaters	Teatro La Perla Teatro Fox Delicias Concha Acústica de Ponce
Parks	Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell Parque de la Abolición Parque del Tricentenario Parque Ecológico Urbano Parque Lineal Veredas del Labrador
Markets	Paseo Atocha Plaza del Mercado de Ponce Mercado de las Carnes
Historic banks	Edificio Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño Edificio Banco de Ponce Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño (institution) Banco de Ponce (institution)
Historic houses	Casa Fernando Luis Toro Casa Oppenheimer Residencia Subirá Casa Rosaly–Batiz Casa Vives Residencia Ermelindo Salazar Centro Español de Ponce Casa Salazar-Candal Casa Wiechers-Villaronga
Others	Albergue Caritativo Tricoche Antiguo Cuartel Militar Español de Ponce Antiguo Hospital Militar Español de Ponce Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro Ponce YMCA Calle 25 de Enero Campo Atlético Charles H. Terry