Águila Bicentenario, Steel monument in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico.
Águila Bicentenario is a steel sculpture by Enrique Carbajal "Sebastián" at Explanada Parque Bicentenario in Ciudad Victoria. It depicts a golden eagle devouring a serpent in the sculptor's "emotional geometry" style, standing about 40 meters tall with a wingspan of nearly 23 meters and weighing around 200 tons.
Sculptor Enrique Carbajal "Sebastián" created the Águila Bicentenario, inaugurated on September 13, 2010, on the Explanada Parque Bicentenario in Ciudad Victoria by the state governor. It was the only sculpture made for the bicentennial of Mexican independence in September and the centennial of the Mexican Revolution in November. A printed publication documents its fabrication, construction and assembly, with photographs by Héctor Moreno Robles, Homero de la Garza Tamez and Nigel Dickinson.
The eagle devouring a serpent refers to the Mexican coat of arms, the image on the national flag. Sculptor Enrique Carbajal "Sebastián" titled the work in reference to the 2010 bicentennial of Independence and centennial of the Revolution, and it was the only sculpture made for those commemorations. A printed publication documents its fabrication and assembly, with photographs by Héctor Moreno Robles, Homero de la Garza Tamez and Nigel Dickinson.
The monument stands at Explanada Parque Bicentenario and is visible from multiple points throughout the city, making it easy to locate. The best views of the entire sculpture come from stepping back to the plaza perimeter.
Locals in Ciudad Victoria call the 40-metre eagle 'El paraguas mal armado', a badly assembled umbrella, because of its angular geometry. The nickname is the everyday name of the sculpture, not a formal title.
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