Global InformationTacna Parabolic Arch information
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| Location | Paseo Cívico de Tacna |
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| Type | War monument |
| Opening date | August 28, 1957 |
The Monument to the Heroes (Spanish: Monumento a los Héroes), popularly known as the Parabolic Arch (Spanish: Arco Parabólico), is a quarried pink stone monument located on the Paseo Cívico de Tacna, built in honor of the heroes of the War of the Pacific, Admiral Miguel Grau and Colonel Francisco Bolognesi.
It was inaugurated on August 28, 1957 during the government of Manuel Prado Ugarteche with the name Monument to the heroes Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario and Colonel Francisco Bolognesi (Spanish: Monumento a los héroes Almirante Miguel Grau Seminario y Coronel Francisco Bolognesi).