TAFAWA BALEWA SQUARE (TBS)

Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), located in Lagos State, is a ceremonial ground constructed in 1972. The entrance to the square has gigantic sculptures of four white horses above the gate and seven red eagles, which signify Strength and Dignity respectively.

Other monuments in the square include the Remembrance Arcade (with memorials to World War I, World War II and Nigerian civil war victims) and the 26-storey Independence House, built in 1963 which was for a long time, the tallest building in Nigeria. It has a capacity of 50,000 people and is used for different functions.

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