Caballito del Mar (Seahorse) - San Juan, Puerto Rico
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The Caballito del Mar (Seahorse) is located in the Paseo Del Puerto development near the cruise ship docks in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Waymark Code: WMGEMH
Location: Puerto Rico
Date Posted: 02/23/2013
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Cruise ship visitors to San Juan will find that the area along the waterfront east of the cruise ship docks has been completely redeveloped into a beautifully landscaped walkway, the Paseo Del Puerto. The renovation is part of the billion dollar Bahía Urbana project aimed at transforming and revitalizing the San Juan Bay area from Old San Juan to the eastern end of the bay at Club Nautico.
The major attraction within this development is the Caballito del Mar (Seahorse) sculpture. You can see the giant 38' steel and bronze seahorse, designed and fabricated by Jose Ignacio Morales, by looking east from the cruise ship dock. The sculpture consists of bronze plates supported by a steel frame. The seahorse is depicted upright amid a grouping of curved rods that suggests sea grass. The concrete pedestal is the source of a fountain. The sculpture and fountain is the focal point of the Paseo Del Puerto development.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Caballito del Mar (Seahorse)
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: ose Ignacio Morales
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2012
Materials used: bronze and steel
Location: Paseo Del Puerto - Old San Juan
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