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Angel of Victory

Valdepeñas, Spain

The Angel of Victory and Peace (Ángel de la Victoria y de la Paz) or Angel of Victory, is a ruined monument in Valdepeñas, Spain. It was a Francoist memorial designed by Juan de Ávalos that consisted of a colossal statue of an angel holding a sword. The monument was made of a reinforced stone sided by two poles. It was partially destroyed in 1976.

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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