Mexico - Monumental Flag of Mexicali

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In 1999, Mexico started a program erecting giant flags across the country. Directed by the Secretariat of National Defense, the banderas monumentales (monumental flags) were placed in various cities and spots, most of which are of great significance to the nation. In a decree issued on July 1, 1999, the flags were to be placed in Mexico City, Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and Veracruz. The decree also stipulated for the flags to measure 14.3 meters by 25 meters, which are raised on flag poles that are 50 meters high. After these initial monumental flags were created, cities such as Ensenada, Nuevo Laredo and Cancún were reported to have their own monumental flags. Smaller flags, called banderas semi-monumentales, have been erected in smaller towns and at various educational institutes. Goverment of Mexico www.gob.mx Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional www.sedena.gob.mx Source: wikipedia.org Images: http://images.google.com.br/images?q=banderas+monumentales Mexicali www.mexicali.gob.mx Gobierno del Estado de Baja California www.bajacalifornia.gob.mx #bandeira #bandeira_monumental #bandera #bandera_monumental #banderas #banderas_monumentales #bandiera #drapeau #Estado_de_Baja_California #fahne #flag #flagg #flagga #flagge #flagpole #Gobierno_Federal_de_México #Mexicali #Mexican #Mexican_flag_flagpole #mexicana #mexicano #Mexico #monument #monumental_flag #monumental_flags #monumentale #México #vlag