Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Mexico City, Mexico

The Anchor is a monumental sculpture made by the Swiss artist Willi Gutmann as part of the Friendship Route, a set of 19 sculptures made by artists of various nationalities to commemorate the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico. The work was installed at the intersection of the Peripheral Ring with Luis Cabrera Avenue, south of Mexico City. It was the second stop on the route and represented Switzerland at the exhibition.

Wikipedia: El Ancla (escultura) (ES), Website

The Three Graces is a monumental sculpture made by the Czechoslovakian artist Miroslav Chlupac as part of the Friendship Route, a set of 19 sculptures made by artists of various nationalities to commemorate the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico. The work was installed at the intersection of the Peripheral Ring with Fuentes del Pedregal Street, south of Mexico City. It was the third stop on the route and represented Czechoslovakia in the exhibition. The sculpture consists of three 12.5-meter-high reinforced concrete columns with an undulating edge. Two of them are pink and the third is lilac. Its name alludes to the Charites, three deities of Greek mythology that represent beauty, joy and abundance.

Wikipedia: Las Tres Gracias (Miroslav Chlupac) (ES), Website

Señales is a monumental sculpture made by Mexican artist Ángela Gurría to commemorate the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico. The work was installed in the San Jerónimo roundabout in Mexico City and was the first station on the Friendship Route, a set of 19 sculptures made by artists of various nationalities to celebrate the Olympic Games. Ángela Gurría's work was one of the three that represented Mexico in the exhibition.

Wikipedia: Señales (estatua) (ES), Website

Sol is a monumental sculpture made by Japanese artist Kiyoshi Takahashi as part of the Friendship Route, a set of 19 sculptures made by artists of various nationalities to commemorate the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico. The work was installed at the intersection of the Peripheral Ring with Santa Teresa Street, south of Mexico City. It was the fourth stop on the route and represented Japan at the exhibition.

Wikipedia: Sol (escultura) (ES), Website

Man of Peace is a monumental sculpture made by the Italian artist Constantino Nivola as part of the Friendship Route, a set of 19 sculptures made by artists of various nationalities to commemorate the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico. The work was installed in the Olympic Village of Mexico City. It was the seventh stop on the route and represented Italy at the exhibition. The sculpture consists of a quadrangular prism that has two other prisms of different proportions above it. At the top of the structure is placed a figure that resembles a dove. The entire work is painted white and each face of the prisms is decorated with red and green stripes, alluding to the flag of Italy. It is made of reinforced concrete and is 11 meters high.

Wikipedia: Hombre de Paz (ES), Website

Magic Wheel is a monumental sculpture made by the American artist Todd Williams as part of the Friendship Route, a set of 19 sculptures made by artists of various nationalities to commemorate the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico. The work was installed on the warm-up tracks of the Olympic Village in Mexico City. It was the ninth stop on the route and represented the United States at the exhibition.

Wikipedia: Rueda Mágica (ES), Website

Disco Solar is a monumental sculpture conducted by the Belgian artist Jacques Moeschal as part of the Route of Friendship, a set of 19 sculptures made by artists of various nationalities to commemorate the Olympic Games of Mexico 1968. The work was installed in the archaeological zone from Cuicuilco, south of Mexico City. It was the eighth station of the route and represented Belgium at the exhibition.

Wikipedia: Disco Solar (escultura) (ES), Website