Don Quijote de la Mancha
Joaquin Garcia Donaire,
1966 (installed)
* Statue of Don Quixote
* seated person,
horse,
spear and shield
* The inscription is in Spanish on one side of the base and mostly in English on the other. This is the English inscription.
* inscription:
This is an exact replica of the original sculpture by the artist
Joaquin Garcia Donaire located in Ciudad Real - Spain.
The statue has been presented by the Excma Diputacion de Ciudad Real to
the City of Philadelphia as a token of friendship and understanding
between our two cultures.
* Middle of 2nd, North of Girard.
* 39.969790,-75.139610 [map][nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+wikipedia.org's Don Quixote page
