El Oso y el Madroño - The Bear and the Strawberry Tree; Madrid, Spain
Posted by: Daniel C
N 40° 25.032 W 003° 42.214
30T E 440310 N 4474301
Located at the very center of Madrid, this is the city's symbol.
Waymark Code: WM85KP
Location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Date Posted: 02/02/2010
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Inaugurated in 1967, the "El Oso y el Madroño" statue was made by the spanish sculptor Antonio Navarro Santafé. It is made of stone and bronze, it weights approximately 20 tons and it's 4 meters tall. It represents the city's coat of arms in which the bear and the strawberry tree are depicted, as you can see here - (
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