The Bridge of the Lions (Spanish: ''Puente de Los Leones'') is a bridge along Av. Juventud Heroica in
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
, Mexico, adjacent to
Chapultepec
Chapultepec, more commonly called the "Bosque de Chapultepec" (Chapultepec Forest) in Mexico City, is one of the largest city parks in Mexico, measuring in total just over 686 hectares (1,695 acres). Centered on a rock formation called Chapultep ...
. Completed in 1975, the bridge features four
bronze sculpture
Bronze is the most popular metal for Casting (metalworking), cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply "a bronze". It can be used for statues, singly or in groups, reliefs, and small statuettes and figurines, as w ...
s of lions and is flanked by cypress gardens.
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Puerta de los Leones
The (Spanish: Lions Gateway) is the main entrance to the first section of the Chapultepec, Chapultepec Park, in Mexico City. It is found near Paseo de la Reforma and it connects with Calzada Juventud Heroica. It was created by Antonio Muñoz Ga ...
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1975 establishments in Mexico
Bridges completed in 1975
Bridges in Mexico
Chapultepec
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