The National Flag Memorial is Rosario's defining landmark, a monumental riverside complex on the site where General Manuel Belgrano first raised the Argentine national flag in 1812. The monument is vast — a 70-metre tower flanked by sculptures and ceremonial spaces — and the scale of Argentina's pride in its founding symbol is unmistakable.
Inside the tower, a museum covers the history of the flag and Belgrano himself. An elevator reaches the top for panoramic views over the Paraná River and the city. The monument is most atmospheric at the changing of the guard ceremony, which takes place daily and draws a crowd of Argentine tourists treating it as something of a national pilgrimage.
Entry to the base and gardens is free; there is a small fee for the tower elevator and museum.