La Regenta, Bronze sculpture at Cathedral Plaza, Oviedo, Spain.
La Regenta is a bronze sculpture in Plaza Alfonso II in front of Oviedo's Cathedral, depicting a woman dressed in late 19th-century clothing with fine period details. The work stands in a central, accessible area where visitors can view the figure's refined features and garments clearly.
The sculpture was created by artist Mauro Álvarez Fernández in 1997 as a tribute to a celebrated novel first published in 1884. This act of creating public art based on literature reflects how the city honors its cultural heritage through permanent installations.
The sculpture shows a fictional character from one of Spain's most important novels, demonstrating how literature shaped public spaces and local identity. The placement in front of the cathedral connects the literary story directly to a real landmark known from the book.
The sculpture sits on a flat, central plaza with easy pedestrian access from all directions. You can walk around the figure to view its details from different angles without any physical barriers.
The figure stands directly in front of the cathedral where the novel's events are set, blurring the line between fiction and real place. This direct connection transforms reading the book into a different experience when you later visit and walk the same plaza.
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