Monumento a la Raza (Medellín)
Monument in Medellín, Colombia
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The Monumento a la Raza, also known as Monumento a la Raza Antioqueña, is an outdoor sculpture and monument in the city of Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia. Made of concrete and bronze, and it was created by Colombian sculptor Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt (1919–1995) and was inaugurated in the central square of the La Alpujarra Administrative Center on 31 May 1988.
The monument consists of a curved concrete structure adorned with numerous bronze sculptures symbolizing Antioquian identity and culture. In 2016, an urn containing a portion of Arenas' remains was placed next to the monument.
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