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===Urban sculpture=== [[File:Bimilenarioacueducto.JPG|thumb|upright|Loba Capitolina at the foot of the aqueduct.]] Urban sculpture in Segovia feature works depicting illustrious figures linked to the city, but there are also several works of a religious nature. One of the most iconic sculptures of the [[Capitoline Wolf|Loba Capitolina]] sits in front of the aqueduct. A copy of the Capitoline wolf is preserved in the Capitoline Museum and was a gift that Rome gave to the city in 1974 during the events of the [[millennium|bimillennial]] anniversary of the aqueduct. Until a few decades ago, a monument dedicated to the artist Daniel Zuloaga, which was installed in 1924, could be seen in the Plaza de la Merced, but it was relocated to the Plaza de Colmenares. Currently located in the center of the Plaza de la Merced, looking towards the church of San Andrés is a [[bust (sculpture)|bust]] of the poet [[Rubén Darío]], sculptor Santiago de Santiago, which was donated by the [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] government to the city in 1973. Letters related to the bust are also found in the Promenade Lounge, the famous poet José Rodas was first installed in 1927 in the plaza of the gardens, and moved to its present site in 1960 by the Segovian sculptor Aniceto Marinas. There is also a tribute to [[Antonio Machado]]; the poet Segovia also took refuge here from 1919 to 1932, a sculpture honoring him is located in the garden of his home museum, and was done by Emiliano Barral. Religious figures such as [[Domingo de Soto]], [[Pius XII]], [[Anthony Mary Claret|Saint Anthony Mary Claret]], [[John of the Cross|Saint John of the Cross]] have their own urban sculptures, including the first work of Ortega and several from José María García Moro, a prosperous Segovia sculptor who also created the Monument to the Youth located on the Plaza del Conde de Cheste. A few peasants have been recognized on the streets or town squares, as is the case for Aniceto Marinas, who dedicated a monument in 1943 to his friend and partner [[Mariano Benlliure]]. In the field of arms is the monument to [[Luis Daoiz de Torres|Daoíz]] and [[Pedro Velarde y Santillán|Velarde]], Aniceto Marina's work. By the same artist is the sculpture dedicated to the list of people associated with the [[Revolt of the Comuneros|comunero]] [[Juan Bravo]], made in 1921 and located in the heart of the city at the Square of the Sirens, the name given to two statues that top the stairs representing the [[Siren (mythology)|mythological beings]], which were made by Francisco Bellver in 1852. Other sculptures in the city include one devoted to physician [[Andrés Laguna]] made by the Segovian Florentino Trapero and located at Plaza de los Huertos, the bust of Lope de la Calle Martín, president of the provincial council, that was made by Emiliano Barral and can be seen in the square of San Facundo, or the monument "El Favorito" by Toribio García de Andrés in the early 20th century. In addition to this series of monuments and sculptures some other religious images worth mentioning can be found in the quieter corners of the city. The most significant of these is the Virgin of the Aqueduct, located in the central niche of the monument at the [[Plaza]] del Azoguejo since the 16th century; it memorializes Colmenares. A series of virgins can also be found at the Fuencisla on Velarde Street, the los Remedios in front of San Juan Gate, the Socorro at the San Andrés Gate and the del Carmen on the street of its own name, among others. Segovia also has a work by [[Luis Sanguino]], who lives in the city. It is "El Mesonero Mayor de Castilla" ("The Elder Hotelkeeper of Castile"), at the Plaza del Santo Espíritu.<ref name=castillo>{{cite web|url=http://castillodesanguino.com/index.php/luis-sanguino|title=Castillo de Sanguino - Luis Sanguino|date=24 August 2014|accessdate=5 July 2019|archive-date=24 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824091612/http://castillodesanguino.com/index.php/luis-sanguino|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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