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Monumento a la Raza (Medellín)

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La Raza Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt
La Raza Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt

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. It was designed by Colombian sculptor Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt (1919–1995) and it is made of concrete and bronze. It was placed in the main plaza of the La Alpujarra Administrative Center and it was inaugurated on 31 May 1988. The monument features a curved concrete structure with multiple bronze sculptures symbolizing the culture of Antioquia. An urn containing some of Arenas' remains was placed beside the sculpture in 2016.

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Monumento a la Raza (Medellín)
Plazoleta de la alpujarra, Medellín Comuna 10 - La Candelaria (Perímetro Urbano Medellín)

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Plazoleta de la alpujarra
050015 Medellín, Comuna 10 - La Candelaria (Perímetro Urbano Medellín)
Antioquia, Colombia
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