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Monumento ao Toiro

Monument to the Bull

Renato Costa e Silva
2011

Angra do Heroísmo /  Monumento ao Toiro   Angra do Heroísmo /  Monumento ao Toiro

Description

Large bronze monument - 11 meter high - with three bulls. It is said that it is the largest bull monument in the world.

Inscription(s)

Monumento ao Toiro
Executado pelo Artista Terceirense RENATO COSTA E SILVA

Um projecto da Tertúlia Tauromáquica Terceirense,
financiado pelo Governo Regional dos Açores, doado à
Cidade de Angra do Heroísmo em 22 de Janeiro de 2011

A Comissão
João Paes, Arlindo Teles, João Herminio Ferreira, Paulo Raimundo, Rui Silva, José Brasil
Ildebrando Ortins, Valdemar Barcelos, Humberto Martinho, José Valadão e José Porto

Monument to the Bull
Performed by the Terceirense Artist RENATO COSTA E SILVA

A project of Tertulia Bullfighting of Terceira,
funded by the Regional Government of the Azores, donated to
the City of Angra do Heroísmo on 22 January 2011

The Commission
João Paes, Arlindo Teles, João Herminio Ferreira, Paulo Raimundo, Rui Silva, José Brasil
Ildebrando Ortins, Valdemar Barcelos, Humberto Martinho, José Valadão and José Porto

Angra do Heroísmo - Monumento ao Toiro

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Locatie (N 38°39'30" - W 27°12'27") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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