''El Caballito'', officially ''Cabeza de caballo'' ("horse's head"), is an outdoor tall steel sculpture by
Sebastián (Enrique Carbajal) depicting a horse's head, installed along
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...
's
Paseo de la Reforma
Paseo de la Reforma (translated as "Promenade of the Reform") is a wide avenue that runs diagonally across the heart of Mexico City. It was designed at the behest of Emperor Maximilian by Ferdinand von Rosenzweig during the era of the Secon ...
, in Mexico. It was dedicated on January 15, 1992.
Enrique Carbajal (Sebastian) created the El Caballito monument under the Olmec conception. The El Caballito was installed in front of the
Torre del Caballito, a high office building. The monument had to replace the
Equestrian statue of Carlos IV which was removed from there in 1979, and also had to be some kind of chimney that would dissipate the vapors from deep drainage but wouldn't adversely affect the image of the Paseo de la Reforma.
See also
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Glorieta del Caballito
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1992 establishments in Mexico
1992 sculptures
Animal sculptures in Mexico
Horses in art
Outdoor sculptures in Mexico City
Paseo de la Reforma
Steel sculptures in Mexico
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