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Mythological Solar System in Alcorcón Park

La Ribota Park in Alcorcón, Spain, features a unique installation by artist Ángel Aragonés, blending classical mythology with a solar system model.

The park, located on the outskirts of Madrid, is a green space that now hosts fountains representing celestial bodies and mythological figures.

Apollo, symbolizing the Sun, is at the center, with paths extending outwards like planetary orbits, leading to other deities such as Mercury, Venus, Gea, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

Aragonés' sculptures are simplified and frontal, yet recognizable through their traditional attributes.

Notably, the installation includes Pluto as a planet, disregarding its 2006 reclassification by the International Astronomical Union.

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