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The Plaza Botero (officially Plaza de las Esculturas) is one of the most famous public squares in Medellín. The square is a unique open-air museum in the historic center (La Candelaria neighborhood) and houses 23 monumental bronze sculptures by the world-renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero. Botero is known for his distinctive style of "voluminous forms." The larger-than-life figures depict people and animals with exaggerated proportions.

The Parque San Antonio (also Plaza San Antonio) is a central public square known for its artworks, its church, and its eventful history is. Colombia Reports +2 Main attractions in the park: The Botero Birds: The centerpiece of the park consists of two bronze bird sculptures by the famous Colombian artist Fernando Botero. Church of San Antonio de Padua: A historic Renaissance-style church with one of the largest church domes in the city. Amphitheater and Market Stalls: The square offers space for cultural events as well as local food and sales stalls.

The train is a historic steam locomotive of the Ferrocarril de Antioquia, which is exhibited as a technical monument at the former main train station of Medellín (Colombia). The locomotive is located in front of the Antigua Estación Medellín (also known as Estación Cisneros) in the city center.

The sculpture is Fernando Botero's "Pájaro de Paz" (Bird of Peace), located in the Parque de San Antonio. Today it serves as a memorial to the city's violent past. On June 10, 1995, during a music festival, a bomb was detonated under the bronze sculpture. The explosion tore a huge hole in the bird and claimed the lives of at least 23 people; over 200 others were injured. Although the government wanted to remove the destroyed figure, the artist Fernando Botero refused. He demanded that the tattered statue remain as a reminder of the victims and the time of terror. In 2000, Botero additionally donated a new, undamaged copy of the bird.

The Plaza Botero (officially Plaza de las Esculturas) is one of the most famous public squares in Medellín. The square is a unique open-air museum in the historic center (La Candelaria neighborhood) and houses 23 monumental bronze sculptures by the world-renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero. Botero is known for his distinctive style of "voluminous forms." The larger-than-life figures depict people and animals with exaggerated proportions.

This is another great place to enjoy panoramic views of the city of Medellín.

This is one of the points, along the Mirador de la Paloma trail, where you can stop to enjoy the views over the big city.

Monumental bronze figures gracefully adorn the grounds of the Museum of Antioquia in Berrío Park, one of Medellín's most renowned and historically significant locations. This park is home to the world's only open-air plaza featuring 23 sculptures by the master Fernando Botero. Gifted to the city in 2002, the sculptures provided the perfect opportunity to inaugurate the Plaza de las Esculturas, better known as Plaza Botero. There, the bronze sculptures embody the sensuality that Botero sought to convey through his work and his use of form as a means of expression.