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Andreas Bikefan
November 22, 2025
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This sculpture by Botero was also destroyed in a bombing attack on a crowd and is preserved as a memorial.
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Rainer
May 9, 2026
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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.
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.
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