Arcos del Milenio
The sculpture in 2011
ArtistSebastián
MediumMetal[1]
Dimensions52 m (171 ft)[1]
Weight1,500 t
LocationGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Coordinates20°39′33″N 103°23′2″W / 20.65917°N 103.38389°W / 20.65917; -103.38389

The Arcos del Milenio (transl. Millennium Arches), officially the Arcos del Tercer Milenio (transl. Third Millennium Arches),[2] is a sculpture by Sebastián, installed in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.[3] It is located along Avenues Mariano Otero and Lázaro Cárdenas.[4] It is 52 meters (171 ft) high, weights around 1,500 metric tons (1,500 long tons; 1,700 short tons) and it covers 1,700 square meters (18,000 sq ft).[1]

It was approved in 1999 by Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña, the then-municipal president.[1] The artwork is incomplete,[4] as it only has placed four out of six arches.[1] The first three arches were placed between 2000 and 2001, while the fourth one in 2005.[1] Due to budget constraints and public opposition, the municipality will not continue paying for its conclusion.[1] Sebastián has asked some private corporations to complete it.[4] A miniature replica of the full planned monument was built at a park in the nearby town of Tapalpa.[5]

The arches are commonly graffitied.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gómez, Celina (23 May 2015). "Arcos del Milenio, la obra inconclusa de Sebastián". La Crónica Jalisco (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "The Millennium Arches 'Arcos del Milenio' (Guadalajara, Mexico)". Buyoya. 15 April 2018. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Arcos del Milenio". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 ""Los Arcos del Milenio" quedarían en manos de un ingeniero". 8 June 2019. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. ↑ ""Parque de las Esculturas"". Archived from the original on 2022-11-09.
  6. ↑ Cerna, Cecilia (6 October 2018). "Registran vandalismo en monumentos y luminarias en Guadalajara". El Occidental. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2021.


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