Reminiscencia
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| Reminiscencia | |
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.jpg) The sculpture in 2024 | |
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| Artist | Rafael San Juan |
| Year | 2018 |
| Medium | Steel |
| Weight | 4 t |
| Location | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| 20°39′49.9″N 103°23′31″W / 20.663861°N 103.39194°W | |
Reminiscencia (transl. Reminiscence) is a steel sculpture by Rafael San Juan, installed near Matute Remus Bridge, in Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The 9-metre (30 ft) tall bust depicts a woman wearing a crown of flowers.[1] It weighs 4 metric tons (3.9 long tons; 4.4 short tons) and it cost Mex$2.08 million. It was planned in 2015 and it was inaugurated on 26 September 2018 by then-municipal president, Enrique Ibarra Pedroza.[2] It was named reminiscence after its slogan "knowledge is to remember".[3] The sculpture honors Jalisco women.[4]
