Tuesday, January 18, 2011

La Carreta - Ox cart Monument, Montevideo, Uruguay

Two similar sculptures exist in parks in Montevideo. The more dramatic of the two is the La Ca

In 1934, sculptor José Belloni's "La Carreta", a bronze monument on granite base,[98] was installed on Avenida Lorenzo Merola near Estadio Centenario. One of several statues in the park, it depicts yoked oxen pulling a loaded wagon.[99] It was designated a national monument in 1976.

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