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33-470: (Redirected from Zero Mile Stone ) Zero Mile or variation , may refer to: Distances [ edit ] Zero milepost , the origination point for measuring distances in a jurisdiction or on a route Zero Milestone , a zero mile marker monument in Washington, D.C. Zero Mile Stone (Nagpur) , a monument locating the geographical center of colonial India in

66-583: A gold medal at the 1936 National Salon. Establishing an atelier in seaside La Lucila del Mar , he created numerous landmark monuments in the ensuing years, including memorials in Buenos Aires to Presidents Nicolás Avellaneda and Roque Sáenz Peña (1935–36), Venezuelan General Simón Bolívar (1942), U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt , as well as two sea lion effigies guarding an esplanade in Mar del Plata (1941),

99-814: A memorial in Montevideo to Uruguayan General Fructuoso Rivera (1965), and to General Manuel Savio , father of the Argentine steel industry, in Villa María, Córdoba (1969). Another significant series of Fioravanti's work would adorn the National Flag Memorial , a landmark overlooking the Paraná River in the city of Rosario . The memorial, built between 1947 and 1957, would feature Fioravanti's monument to Manuel Belgrano and five allegorical sculptures ; these were created in bronze and travertine . It would be

132-521: A monolith in Plaza Congreso in Buenos Aires . The work of the brothers Máximo and José Fioravanti , the structure was placed on the north side of Plaza Lorea on October 2, 1935; it was moved to its present location on May 18, 1944. An image of Our Lady of Luján (honored on the monolith as "the patron saint of the national road network") appears on the monolith's north face, a relief map of Argentina

165-743: A point of reference from the capital city. In Sarawak, kilometre zero of Pan Borneo Highway started in Telok Melano. In Sabah, the starting point for Kota Kinabalu City's kilometre zero began in front of the Sabah Tourism Board building, which used to be a post office during the British colonial era. Kilometre zero of Mexico is located next to the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City . The North Korean kilometre zero

198-794: A replica in 1973. Traditionally, distances to Copenhagen , Denmark 's capital, were measured to the old city gates. City Hall Square (old Vesterport) is the zero point for roads from south and west such as from Korsør or Rødby . For road from north such as from Helsingør or Hillerød , point zero is Østerport located on the North side of the inner city. Nørreport was used from Frederikssund , and Amagerport from Amager . There are old monuments at these locations. On railways distances are in general measured from Copenhagen Central Station . DR-1 , DR-2 , and DR-3 all depart from kilometre zero at Santo Domingo 's Parque de Independencia. Kilometre zero in Egypt

231-537: Is also used for measuring distances between different countries around the world. Historically, they were markers where drivers could set their odometers to follow the directions in early roaming guide books . One such marker is the Milliarium Aureum ("Golden Milestone") of the Roman Empire , believed to be the literal origin for the maxim that " all roads lead to Rome ". Argentina marks kilometre zero with

264-686: Is at Kim Il-sung Square in the capital Pyongyang . Kilometre zero for roads from Oslo , the capital of Norway , is at the address Observatoriegaten 1 . Kilometre zero for most railways in Norway is 0.27 kilometres (0.17 mi) westwards into the Oslo Tunnel . The Panamanian kilometre zero is at the Martin Sosa Bridge on the Simon Bolivar Avenue (Transisthmian Highway) in the capital Panama City . Jos%C3%A9 Fioravanti Fioravanti

297-708: Is at the Attaba Square Post Office in 1st of Abdel Khaliq Sarwat Pasha Street, Cairo . Kilometre zero in Ethiopia is in Menelik II Square, Addis Ababa , in front of St. George's Cathedral ; it is the point from which all Ethiopian highway distances are measured. The point was designated by Emperor Haile Selassie in 1930. Kilometre zero in Finland is at the Erottaja square in central Helsinki . Point zero of

330-539: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Zero milepost In many countries, kilometre zero (also written km 0 ) or similar terms in other languages (also known as zero mile marker , zero milepost , control stations , or control points ) denote a particular location (usually in the nation's capital city) from which distances are traditionally measured and some use this as their official country location or coordinates for faster search at space satellites, this

363-584: Is marked by a monument, forming the number "zero". The starting point was initially reckoned from the threshold of the Buda Royal Palace , but it was taken down to the Széchenyi Chain Bridge when it was built in 1849. The city of Kecskemét also has a zero kilometre stone on Kossuth Square. In India, the Zero Mile Stone is a monument in the city of Nagpur , Maharashtra. The Zero Mile Stone

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396-509: Is on the middle of Nihonbashi bridge in Tokyo , the capital city of Japan . Tokyo Station is considered the originating point of the national railway network and has several posts and monuments indicating kilometre zero for lines originating from the station. The kilometre zero in Kyrgyzstan is located in its capital Bishkek . Kilometre zero for the major roads radiating from Antananarivo ,

429-630: Is on the south face, plaques in honour of José de San Martín are west, and on its eastern side, the date of the decree and the name of the relevant authorities. Highways in Australia are usually built and maintained by the states and territories . In the state of New South Wales , highway distances ( mileages ) were traditionally measured from a sandstone obelisk in Macquarie Place in Sydney , designed by Francis Greenway in 1818. The obelisk lists

462-806: The Altar of the Twelve Gods in the ancient agora of Athens . So, that altar can be considered the first kilometre zero in human history. Nowadays, the kilometre zero for Greek highways is the National Observatory of Athens . The kilometre zero is located at the National Palace in Guatemala City . The National Palace is also the residence for the Guatemalan president. Traditionally, milestones for Castle Peak Road , Tai Po Road and Clear Water Bay Road ,

495-599: The Casa Rosada 's interiors. Fioravanti returned to Paris in 1929. He earned increasing renown in the French capital, and in 1934 was honored with a solo exhibition at the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume . Returning to Argentina in 1935, Fioravanti was appointed Professor at the College of Fine Arts . His portrait of his wife, painter Ludmilla Feodorovna ( Woman with Book ), earned him

528-504: The GPO building in Princes Street. For most mainline railways, miles are measured from the associated London terminal station . The 0 km point for the whole London Underground network is located at Ongar railway station which is actually no longer part of the network and is only operated as part of a heritage railway . See also: In Ancient Greece , distances were measured from

561-755: The General Post Office on the city's main thoroughfare, O'Connell Street . In Jerusalem , its kilometre zero or zero point is at Jaffa Gate . Some say it is at The Garden Tomb . However, there is no precise marker, as of today. However, the Railway system uses a different kilometre zero point at the former Haifa East railway station . The Italian kilometre zero is on the top of the Capitoline Hill in Rome . Kilometre zero in Japan ( 日本国道路元標 , Nipponkoku Dōro Genpyō )

594-692: The Liberty Road was erected in Sainte-Mère-Eglise , liberated by U.S. paratroopers on 6 June 1944. Initially, the origin point of all Prussian roads leading to and from the capital Berlin was at Dönhoff-Platz in the city centre (1730–1875) and in 1975 a reconstructed milestone was placed in front of the Spittelkolonnaden  [ de ] at Marion-Gräfin-Dönhoff-Platz. (Coordinates: 52°30′39″N 13°23′56″E  /  52.5108°N 13.3990°E  / 52.5108; 13.3990 .) In

627-457: The French national highways is located in the city square of Parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul II of Paris facing the main entrance of Notre-Dame with the medallion installed in 1924. (Coordinates: 48°51′12″N 2°20′56″E  /  48.8534°N 2.3488°E  / 48.8534; 2.3488 ). It was established by King Louis XV in April 1769. A commemorative kilometre zero for

660-666: The Lands and Surveys Department. All national distances from Santiago , the capital of Chile , originate at the Km. 0 plaque at the Plaza de Armas main square in its downtown. (Coordinates: 33°26′16″S 70°39′02″W  /  33.4378°S 70.6505°W  / -33.4378; -70.6505 .) Chile's Autopista Central – Eje Norte-Sur (the eastern segment of the Panamerican Highway that passes through Santiago) has its kilometre zero at

693-659: The capital of Madagascar , is on the square in front of the Soarano Railway Station. Kilometre zero for roads and highways in Peninsular Malaysia is located in front of Johor Bahru General Post Office. It is one of the rare cases where the national kilometre zero is not at the capital (in this case, Kuala Lumpur ) due to the fact that the distances for three major backbone routes ( Federal Routes 1 , 3 and 5 ) are measured from Johor Bahru, where they meet. In addition, Kuala Lumpur has its own Zero Mile marker as

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726-459: The centre of Charing Cross in London , there is a plaque bearing the inscription: On the site now occupied by the statue of King Charles I was erected the original Queen Eleanor's Cross , a replica of which stands in front of Charing Cross station. Mileages from London are measured from the site of the original cross. In Scotland , distances from Edinburgh are measured from a bollard in front of

759-706: The city of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India Zero Mile metro station , Nagpur, Maharashtra, India Atlanta Zero Mile Post , Georgia, USA Other uses [ edit ] 0 Mile (2017 song) by Korean boy band NCT 127 off their record Cherry Bomb (EP) See also [ edit ] M-153 (Michigan highway) or Ford Road, which serves as the zero-mile line for the Detroit area's Mile Road System Mile Road System (Michigan) Mile Road System (Detroit) Zero (disambiguation) Milestone (disambiguation) Stone (disambiguation) Mile (disambiguation) Kilometre zero (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

792-653: The distances to various locations in New South Wales at the time. For the railway, it is at platform 1 of Central station . The General Post Office building in Melbourne traditionally serves this purpose in Victoria . In Western Australia , road distances are measured from "Point Zero", which is by the old Treasury Building on the corner of Cathedral Avenue and St Georges Terrace in Perth , because this building once housed

825-609: The first three highways extending from the city centre in Kowloon to the rural areas, were all measured from the Star Ferry pier at Tsim Sha Tsui. There are still milestones preserved today but there is no Milestone 0. However, modern highways in Hong Kong no longer use this system. Each trunk route has its own Km. 0 at one end. The Zero Kilometre Stone in Budapest , the capital of Hungary ,

858-558: The floor in the centre of the main hall is a replica 25 carats (5.0 g) diamond, which marks kilometre zero. The original diamond, said to have belonged to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and have been sold to the Cuban state by a Turkish merchant, was stolen on March 25, 1946, and mysteriously returned to the President, Ramón Grau San Martín , on June 2, 1946. It was replaced in El Capitolio by

891-561: The intersection with the Alameda del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins , the capital's main avenue. (Coordinates: 33°26′46″S 70°39′39″W  /  33.4462°S 70.6607°W  / -33.4462; -70.6607 .) China Railway 's kilometre zero is at the entrance to the Fengtai Yard on the Beijing–Guangzhou railway just outside its capital Beijing . This point was historically

924-729: The latter's La Recoleta Cemetery crypt. He traveled in Europe from 1924 to 1927 and adopted the method of direct carving, without the use of maquettes . Fioravanti exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, Madrid , and in the Luxembourg Museum , in Paris . He then secured two solo exhibitions in Buenos Aires, including a 1928 Friend of the Arts event inaugurated by President Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear , who commissioned Fioravanti to create decorative reliefs for

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990-614: The start of the line; the marker is a simple concrete marker, with "0" painted on it. There is no ceremonial plaque. The kilometre zero point for highways is at Tiananmen Square , just outside the Zhengyangmen Gate. It is marked with a plaque in the ground, with the four cardinal points, four animals, and "Zero Point of Highways, China" in English and Chinese. Cuba 's kilometre zero is in its capital Havana in El Capitolio . Embedded in

1023-609: The zero point used to be at St. Thomas Cathedral , but now it is at the Horniman Circle . In Chennai , kilometre zero is at the midpoint of Muthuswamy Bridge on Muthuswamy Road near the Chennai Fort railway station on the south-western side of Fort St. George . {{{annotations}}} In Iran , the Azadi Tower in its capital Tehran serves as the kilometre zero. In Ireland , distances from its capital Dublin are measured from

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1056-579: Was born in Buenos Aires in 1896. He developed a very early interest in sculpture , and learned the art in the city's numerous private ateliers . The self-taught sculptor first exhibited in 1912 at that year's National Salon , winning the First Prize in his category during the 1919 National Salon for his work, My Sister María . His work during the next several years consisted mainly of Realist portrait busts created by casting , notably that of former President José Figueroa Alcorta for its placement over

1089-607: Was erected by the British Raj , and consists of four horses and a pillar made of sandstone. There is no verifiable evidence that it is a monument locating the geographical centre of colonial India in the city of Nagpur, or that the Zero Mile Stone was erected by the British to use this point to measure all the distances. Incidentally, the city of Nagpur lies geographically central to all the four major metros of India, viz. Chennai , Mumbai , Kolkata and New Delhi . In Mumbai ,

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