El Beso (sculpture) explained

El Beso (The Kiss) is a large sculpture in the "Parque del Amor" (Love Park) by the Pacific Ocean in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru.[1] It depicts the sculptor, Victor Delfín, and his wife kissing. According to local accounts, the mayor of the district holds (or used to hold) a competition for the couple who could sustain the longest kiss, and this sculpture celebrates this. The park is supposedly inspired by Antoni Gaudí's Parc Guell in Barcelona.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014-03-25 . Inside the Artist’s Studio: A Visit with Victor Delfin . 2023-10-20 . Peru SST . en.