Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 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 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

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

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

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