Old Shoes Monument - Cartagena, Colombia - Realistic Object Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Luis Carlos Lopez (1883-1950) wrote about his city, and one of his well-known poems compares Cartagena to a pair of old shoes, which are well worn but familiar and comfortable.

In 1957, seven years after Lopez passed away, Colombian sculptor Tito Lombana erected a statue that paid homage to the famous poem. Comprised of two sculpted boots, the monument was situated in Media Luna Street. Unfortunately, its prime days were short lived as in 1992, the sculpture was demolished when the nearby Heredia Bridge was constructed.

Except for short periods during which he served in minor consular posts in Munich and Baltimore, Luis Carlos López spent his entire life in Cartagena. His acute observations of the provincial society in which he lived have made him one of the most respected regional writers in South American literature. His major works are De mi villorio (1908; “Of My Village”), Posturas dificiles (1909; “Difficult Situations”), and Por el atajo (1928; “For the Short-Cut”).

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Title: Old Shoes Monument Artist: Hector Lombana Website: [Web Link] Type of Object: Boots Location: At the base of San Felipe Castle Material: Bronze Placement Date: Not listed

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