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La Yunta (sculpture)
''La yunta'', also known as ''El trabajo'' or ''Los bueyes'', is a bronze sculpture in the Paseo de los Héroes Navales, Lima, Peru. Description The sculpture represents the moment in which a farmer works the land with two yoked oxen and a plough. It is an indigenous motif that was commissioned by the Chinese colony in Peru, together with the sculpture ''Las llamas'' by Agustín Rivera, as a gift to the city of Lima for the fourth centenary of the Spanish foundation of Lima. It was located on the Paseo de la República in 1937, although successive reforms of the place made it lose the pedestal. On April 24, 2018, the sculptures of the Paseo de los Héroes Navales, including ''Las Llamas'', were declared the Cultural heritage of Peru by the Ministry of Culture. See also *Paseo de los Héroes Navales **Las llamas ''Las llamas'' is a sculpture by Agustín Rivera Eyzaguirre located on the Paseo de los Héroes Navales in Lima, Peru. It was a gift from the Chinese colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paseo De Los Héroes Navales
The Promenade of the Naval Heroes ( es, Paseo de los Héroes Navales) is a public park located in the Historic Centre of Lima, historic centre of Lima. It occupies the first block of the ''Vía Expresa Luis Fernán Bedoya Reyes, Paseo de la República''. It was given its current name on October 8, 1979 in commemoration of the centenary of the battle of Angamos. History The square was built in the 1920s during the History of Peru (1919–1930), second government of President Augusto B. Leguía and since then it has been the scene of some of the largest social demonstrations in the country. Starting in the 1990s, political rallies leading up to elections have been held on the Paseo. The square along with the first meters of the Paseo de la República expressway has also been used for the organization of automobile events. In June 2007, work began for the construction of the Estación Central (Metropolitano), Central Underground Station that articulates the authorized lines that prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |