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Reminiscencia

Guadalajara, Italy

Reminiscencia

Reminiscencia (transl. Reminiscence) is a steel sculpture by Rafael San Juan, installed near Matute Remus Bridge, in Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The 9-metre (30 ft) tall bust depicts a woman wearing a crown of flowers. It weighs 4 metric tons (3.9 long tons; 4.4 short tons) and it

cost Mex$2.08 million. It was planned in 2015 and it was inaugurated on 26 September 2018 by then-municipal president, Enrique Ibarra Pedroza. It was named reminiscence after its slogan "knowledge is to remember". The sculpture honors Jalisco women.

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