Hundreds of unusual concrete sculptures of former farmer Máximo Rojo fill the artist's garden.
Rojo began working on his sculptures at the age of 67, and proceeded to build up a body of work of some 400 pieces over twenty years. After the artist's death in 2006 the Universal Sculpture Garden, or "El jardin escultórico universal" has thus far remained open to the public.
August 11, 2011
Cambridge, Massachusetts
A perfectly crafted Pre-Columbian artifact dating back to 600 CE.
Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
This statue honors the Philippine warrior who repelled a foreign invader and prevented Ferdinand Magellan from circumnavigating the globe.
Oviedo, Spain
A statue honoring the tragic heroine of a Spanish literary masterpiece.
Muncie, Indiana
Muncie’s own authorized knockoff of one of America’s most famous (and debated) statues.
Çanakkale, Turkey
The legendary wooden horse that stands in modern Troy is a prop from the 2004 Wolfgang Petersen film.
Boston, Massachusetts
A 17th-century Japanese bell brought back by U.S. sailors after WWII and later gifted as a symbol of peace.
Dana Point, California
Statues pay tribute to the icons of "Killer Dana," one of California's most famous surfing towns.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A statue commemorating 'the greatest inhabitant of Amsterdam of all time.'
