Fuente de Cibeles (Mexico City)

Fuente de Cibeles
en: Fountain of Cybele
The fountain in 2009
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ArtistVentura Rodríguez
Year1980 (1980)
MediumBronze
SubjectCybele
Dimensions5.5 m × 4.7 m × 12.5 m (18 ft × 15 ft × 41 ft)
Weight12 tons
LocationMexico City
Coordinates19°25′12″N 99°09′59″W / 19.42000°N 99.16639°W / 19.42000; -99.16639

The Fountain of Cybele (Spanish: Fuente de Cibeles) in Mexico City is a bronze statue installed in Colonia Roma in 1980, and refurbished in 2011. A symbol of brotherhood between the Spanish and Mexican communities, it is a replica of the fountain located in the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid that was built by architect Ventura Rodríguez between 1777 and 1792. The Mexican version is located at a traffic circle in Plaza Villa de Madrid, where Oaxaca, Durango, Medellín and El Oro streets converge in Colonia Roma. The plaza and statue are considered emblematic sights of Mexico City.[1]

  1. ^ "Entrega GDF obras de restauración de fuente La Cibeles". Excelsior (in Spanish). 21 January 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2012.