Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Mexico City, Mexico

Universum is Mexico's primary museum dedicated to promoting science and technology to the public as well as support the university's science missions. It was opened in 1992 at the Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City. Today it has thirteen halls divided by theme dedicated to various permanent exhibitions. It has worked with outside public and private entities to develop both permanent and temporary exhibitions and has worked to develop other science museums in other areas of the country.

Wikipedia: Universum (UNAM) (EN)

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 Road and Santa Teresa Street, south of Mexico City. It was the fourth station on the route and represented Japan at the exhibition.

Wikipedia: Sol (escultura) (ES), Website

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

Wikipedia: Señales (estatua) (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 in Mexico City. It was the seventh station on the route and represented Italy at the exhibition. The sculpture consists of a quadrangular prism that has two other prisms of different proportions on top of it. At the tip of the structure is placed a figure that resembles a dove. The entire work is painted white and each side of the prisms is decorated with red and green stripes, alluding to the Italian flag. It is made of reinforced concrete and is 11 meters high.

Wikipedia: Hombre de Paz (ES), Website

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 Road and Luis Cabrera Avenue, south of Mexico City. It was the second station on the route and represented Switzerland at the exhibition.

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

The Three Graces is a monumental sculpture made by 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 Summer Olympics in Mexico. The work was installed at the intersection of the Peripheral Ring Road and Fuentes del Pedregal Street, south of Mexico City. It was the third station on the route and represented Czechoslovakia at the exhibition. The sculpture consists of three 12.5-meter-high reinforced concrete columns with a wavy edge. Two of them are pink and the third is lilac. Its name alludes to the Charites, three deities from Greek mythology who represent beauty, joy and abundance.

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