Monumento a Miguel de Cervantes | |
40°25′24″N 3°42′45″W / 40.423201°N 3.712583°W | |
Location | Plaza de España, Madrid, Spain |
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Designer | Architectural elements: Rafael Martínez Zapatero and Pedro Muguruza Statues: Lorenzo Coullaut Valera and Federico Coullaut-Valera Mendigutia |
Height | 34 m |
Opening date | 13 October 1929 |
Dedicated to | Miguel de Cervantes |
The Monument to Miguel de Cervantes is an instance of public art located in Madrid, Spain. Erected on the centre of the Plaza de España, it is dedicated to Miguel de Cervantes, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language. The monument incorporates a stone monolith with several statues (including Cervantes') and a detached bronze sculptural group representing Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.