Simón Bolívar (Tadolini)
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Simon Bolivar, also known as General Bolivar,[1] is a bronze equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar by Adamo Tadolini. There are three casts. The original is located in the Plaza Bolívar in Lima, the first copy is in the Plaza Bolívar in Caracas and the second copy is in United Nations Plaza in San Francisco, California.
Simon Bolivar | |
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Artist | Adamo Tadolini |
Year | 1859 (1859) (Lima) |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Bronze |
Subject | Simón Bolívar |
Location | Lima, Peru (1850s); Caracas, Venezuela (1870s); San Francisco, United States of America |
Coordinates | 12.04808°S 77.02650°W / -12.04808; -77.02650 |
The statue in Lima, which was made in Italy in the 1850s, is the oldest of the three. It was cast in Munich and the replica in Caracas was cast by the same foundry after the sculptor's death. The copy in San Francisco was engineered by Miriam Gandica Mora, cast by Victor Hugo Barrenchea-Villegas and dedicated in December 1984.