Fernando Botero's Bird of Peace sculpture. Medellin, Colombia

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In 1995 a guerrilla group blew up a bronze sculpture of a dove, "The Bird" that Fernando Botero had donated to the city of Medellin. The explosion killed 23 people and 200 others were wounded. The guerrillas called Botero a symbol of oppression. Botero cast a new dove for the plaza in San Antonio Park but insisted the remnants of the original remain so that the sculptures could represent peace and violence

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Size: 5100px × 3393px
Location: San Antonio Park, Medellin, Colombia, South America
Photo credit: © Lionela Rob / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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