The city of Almería is world-renowned for housing a great diversity of Historical Heritage Rich-Artistic from all cultural stages of the Iberian Peninsula. The city has numerous sites, museums, interpretation centers and places where we can learn about its history first-hand. In addition, located in the interior of the city there are many monuments and sculptures that pay homage to great figures of AlmerIA's cultural life. Here We are going to list those of greatest interest.
-The sculpture dedicated to the writer Gloria Fuertes is It is located in the park dedicated to his memory and was made by the artist José´ Loyal.
-The sculpture dedicated to the tenor Alfredo Kraus strong> is located in the square that bears his name, in front of the Maestro Padilla Municipal Auditorium.
-The sculptural group dedicated to the Ví ;ctimas Almerienses Mathanhausen is located in the Parque de las Almadrabillas and is the work of the Almerian sculptor Mariángeles Guil.
-The monument dedicated to the founder of the famous San Juan Bautista de la Salle Schoolis located on the city's Rambla and was made by the artist José´ Loyal.
-The monument dedicated to Freedom of Expression It is located in the new Plaza de los Periodistas and was made by the Consortium-School of Marble of Fines with the stone donated by the Association of Marble Entrepreneurs of Macael.
-The sculpture called ""The Wait"" strong> is located next to the church of San Sebastián and was made of patinated bronze by the sculptor Francisco Javier López Huecas.
-The sculptural ensemble ""the Educator< /strong>"" was dedicated to the figure of the teacher, is located in Plaza Juan Cassinello and was made by the artist Jesús Martín Lao.
-The monument dedicated to the president of the First Republic< strong> Nicolás Salmerón is located in the center of the Puerta de Purchena and was made in bronze by the sculptor Lourdes Umérez.
-The moment dedicated to theImmigrant is located in Plaza Calderón and pays tribute to all those who seek a better life outside their hometown.
-The statue dedicated to the legendary singer of The Beatles, John Lennon is located in the Plaza de las Flores as a souvenir of his stay in the city.
-The monument dedicated to the Martyrs of La Libertad is located in the Plaza de la Constitución but the actusl is a replica of the original since it was destroyed in 1943.
-The school dedicated to Valentine's Day< /strong>, patron saint of lovers, is located in the Plaza de Campoamor and was made by the sculptor Jesús de Perceval with the aim of remembering the story that claimed that the remains of this saint had remained buried a time in the Cathedral of Almería.
-The monument that pays tribute to the first king of the Taifa of Almería, King Jairán, stands at the foot of the Alcazaba and was made by the Mudarra Arte Group.
-The statue dedicated to the bullfighter ""Relampaguito"" r inde tribute to all the professionals in the bullfighting world. It is located in the Puerta Grande of the Bullring
-The sculptural group dedicated to the Donors of blood is located on Avenida Federico García Lorca and was made by Rodrigo Valero as a tribute to all blood donors.
-The sculpture known as ""the Tumbona""< /strong> portrays a man relaxing on a lounge chair and is located on the Paseo Marítimo. It was made by the sculptor Manuel Domínguez.
-The monument dedicated to the ""Acrobat"" is a reflection on human anatomy made in bronze by the artist Manuel Domínguez.
-The monument to the Covid victims is erected in the Vicario Andrés Pérez Molina square within a project that has made a total of eight sculptures to be located in different points of the province of Almería. This set has been made and provided by the Association of Marble Businessmen of Andalusia.
-The bronze replica of the famous "" Discóbolo"" is located in the Nicolás Salmerón park and was donated by the Francisco Oliveros Workshops.
-The sculptures known as ""the Gargoyles ""They are located on Avenida Obispo Orberá. and they attract attention for their different positions, one sitting and the other lying down. They were made by Javier López Huecas.