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Statues of Pegasus, Mexico City

Coordinates: 19°26′5.76″N 99°8′29.91″W / 19.4349333°N 99.1416417°W / 19.4349333; -99.1416417
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Statues of Pegasus
One of the statues in 2015
Statues of Pegasus is located in Mexico City Centro Historico
Statues of Pegasus
Statues of Pegasus
Location within Centro Histórico
ArtistAgustí Querol Subirats
SubjectPegasus
LocationPalacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City
Coordinates19°26′5.76″N 99°8′29.91″W / 19.4349333°N 99.1416417°W / 19.4349333; -99.1416417

The statues of Pegasus are installed outside Mexico City's Palacio de Bellas Artes, in Mexico. The four sculptures were designed by Spanish artist Agustí Querol Subirats.[1][2][3]

History

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The sculptures arrived from Spain to Veracruz in 1911 and were installed on each of the four corners of the roof of the National Theater until 1921.[3] They were then moved to the Zócalo (Plaza of the Constitution) in 1922 and installed on large marble bases at four corners of the garden in the square.[2][3] Then in 1933, they were moved once again and installed in front of the Palacio de Bellas Artes.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mikula, Nancy (2010-08-02). Top 10 Mexico City. Penguin. ISBN 9780756683184. Archived from the original on 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  2. ^ a b Cocking, Lauren (27 September 2016). "A Guide To Mexico City's 15 Most Important Statues and Monuments". Culture Trip. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  3. ^ a b c d Caballero, Montaña Galán (2012). "14.5.1. Los cuatro Pegasos". Los pegasos de Agustín Querol: análisis, ejecución, desmontaje e intentos de recuperación de un conjunto escultórico (1898-2011) (PDF) (Doctoral dissertation) (in Spanish). Madrid. pp. 359–363. ISBN 978-84-695-3576-9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-12.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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