The Statue that Represents... No One
The story behind one of Madrid’s most... uh... interesting statues—El Vecino Curioso (The Curious Neighbor).
▶ CHAPTERS
0:00 The Beginning of the Rear End
0:55 The Tale Behind the Tush
4:34 Building the Buttocks
6:00 The Consequences of the Keister
▶ ABOUT LOWER ED
Lower Ed is an edutainment video series that looks at big questions about culture, media, history, and other topics in the humanities.
▶ SOURCES
“La Catedral de la Almudena” by Pedo Calleja
“La Almudena y Madrid” by Aurea de la Morena
▶ IMAGES
Interior da Catedral by José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro
'El Vecino Curioso' van de Spaanse kunstenaar Salvador Fernandez Oliva. Model: Carlos Mclean by FaceMePLS
AngelCaido.jpg by Thermos
File:Felipe III - Casa de la Panadería - Plaza Mayor de Madrid - 04.jpg and El oso y el madroño - 02.jpg and Estatua de Velázquez del Museo del Prado - 02.jpg and Infanta_Isabel_-_Parque_del_Oeste by Carlos Delgado; CC-BY-SA
Estatua de Espartero (Madrid) 8.jpg by Artistosteles
Monumento víctimas atentado 31-V-1906 (Madrid) 01.jpg by Luis García from Madrid
Spain flag waving.jpg by Catherine Kõrtsmik
▶ SOUND
Ambience dining room, lots of children speaking, San Martin de los Andes, Argentina by ovejota
20101121.sanlucar.market.wav by dobroide
▶ HASHTAGS
#spain #madrid #almudena #history #statue #arthistory #memory #architecture