The Colombian flagThe present day Colombian flag was adopted in 1863. It mirrors the flag of Gran Colombia which is the yellow, blue and red tricolor that is used with slight variation by the earlier nations of Gran Colombia: Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. What is unusual about the tricolor horizontal design of the flag is that the top section, the yellow, takes up 50% of the flag while the bottom two colors, the blue and red, only take up 25% each. There have been numerous other vertical and horizontal variations of the flag throughout the centuries that have all used the same combination of colors, before arriving at the present day version.
In case you're interested, below is a picture of both the flag of Colombia (on top) and the flag of the department of Antioquia (white and green below). The Antioquean flag was previously the flag of the University of Antioquia and later adopted as the department flag in 1962. Perhaps I'm being regionalist living in Medellin (wouldn't be the first!), but personally, I prefer the Antioquean flag to the national flag. The colors; yellow, blue and red for some reason don't appeal to me that much. Maybe I'll get used to it with time.
Below you can see the two flags flying gracefully in the wind on a beautiful day. I took this picture from atop the Pueblito Paisa where you can see the surrounding hills around Medellin in the distance. It's worth the trip for the view of Medellin given its central location and on that particular day, the flags looked very majestic. Return from Colombian Flag to Republic of Colombia New! CommentsHave your say about what you just read! Leave me a comment in the box below. |
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