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Guerrero Chimalli en Chimalhuacán, Estado de México
Guerrero Chimalli en Chimalhuacán, Estado de México

Guerrero Chimalli (Spanish: [ɡeˈreɾo tʃiˈmali] ; "Shield Warrior") is an outdoor steel sculpture by Enrique "Sebastián" Carbajal, installed along Bordo de Xochiaca Avenue, in Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico. It is a 60 meters (200 ft) artwork that depicts an indigenous warrior holding a Chīmalli (a type of shield) and a mace. The plinth serves as a museum and the sculpture as an observation deck. Excluding their plinths, it is slightly taller than the Statue of Liberty, in the United States.

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Guerrero Chimalli
Avenida Bordo de Xochiaca, Chimalhuacán

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Museo del Guerrero Chimalli

Avenida Bordo de Xochiaca
56346 Chimalhuacán
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