Plaza de la Paz - Madrid, España
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N 40° 23.512 W 003° 40.996
30T E 442011 N 4471476
Monumento situado en el Parque Enrique Tierno Galván // Monument located in the Enrique Tierno Galván Park
Waymark Code: WM17FM4
Location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Date Posted: 02/12/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member CADS11
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[ES] La Plaza de la Paz es un monumento conmemorativo, de marcado carácter simbólico, presidido en el centro por una escultura semiabstracta de mármol pulido que representa a la paloma de la Paz

Esta obra se alza sobre una barra metálica en cuya base se encuentran tres esferas recubiertas de mosaico irregular que, a su vez, descansan sobre una lámina de agua circular; todo ello en alusión al Universo.

El conjunto, asentado sobre un recinto decagonal inscribible en un círculo de 25 m de diámetro, se organiza sobre una planta fuertemente centralizada y regida por una composición que tiene como elemento primordial a una estrella de cinco puntas o Pentagrama, símbolo de la perfección y del equilibro cósmico entre los cinco elementos esenciales. Cada uno de ellos aparece representado por otras tantas composiciones lineales abstractas, situadas en los brazos de la estrella, que marcan los caminos convergentes hacia el símbolo pacifista central.

El alzado de la plaza se configura exteriormente mediante cinco estructuras romboidales escalonadas, conformando una especie de pirámide truncada con gradas que adquiere un sentido místico, intemporal y de ascenso celestial.

Se trata, en definitiva, de un espacio simbólico, ideado para ser recorrido interiormente, que invita a la contemplación reflexiva de la Paz concebida como aspiración universal.

( Cuando visité el lugar el monumento había sido vandalizado, también la paloma que aparece con pintadas. No es la primera vez que esto sucede, a principios de 2022 había sido restaurada por algo similar).

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[EN] The Plaza de la Paz is a commemorative monument, of a markedly symbolic nature, presided over in the center by a semi-abstract sculpture of polished marble that represents the dove of Peace.

This work stands on a metal bar at the base of which are three spheres covered with irregular mosaic which, in turn, rest on a circular sheet of water; all this in allusion to the Universe.

The set, based on a decagonal enclosure that can be inscribed in a circle 25 m in diameter, is organized on a strongly centralized plan and governed by a composition that has as its primary element a five-pointed star or pentagram, a symbol of perfection and cosmic balance between the five essential elements. Each of them is represented by as many abstract linear compositions, located in the arms of the star, which mark the converging paths towards the central pacifist symbol.

The elevation of the square is configured externally by means of five staggered rhomboid structures, forming a kind of truncated pyramid with steps that acquires a mystical, timeless sense of heavenly ascent.

It is, in short, a symbolic space, designed to be explored internally, which invites reflective contemplation of Peace conceived as a universal aspiration.

(When I visited the place the monument had been vandalized, as well as the dove that appears with graffiti. This is not the first time this has happened, at the beginning of 2022 it had been restored for something similar).

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Kind of dove: Other (explanation in the long description)

Used material for the dove: Other (explanation in the long description)

Address:
Paruqe Enrique Tierno Galván
c/ Meneses, 4
Madrid, España


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