Urban Kinetics: The Route of Friendship of Mexico 1968 (Part Two)

Each monument, considered a work of art, lined visitors' journeys to the Olympic venues that stood out in the urban setting.

The Olympic Village, residence of the athletes, and Villa Coapa, residence of judges and journalists, were two of the urban complexes located on this new axis.

Initially, the project consisted of organizing an International Meeting of Sculptors. Mathias Goeritz, a Mexican artist of German origin, was in charge of defining a group of modern sculptors.

The original development site of the sculptural project was the Central Plaza of the Olympic Village and it would be called Plaza de la Concordia Olímpica.

The sculptors were invited individually, through the Organizing Committee and the National Olympic Committees of each country, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Mexican government.

Locally, the construction of each monumental sculpture was supported with materials, tools, technical assistance, and labor.

Gathering of Giants
Joop J. Belijon
Each work of art was planned to be completed by May 1, 1968.

The idea of building a road with a parallel artistic development was taken up by the press of the time as "the highway of the arts."

Door of Peace
Itzhak Danziger (Israel)
It symbolizes two horns representing the Olympics in which the African landscapes participate together.

Station 16
Olivier Seguin (France)
As part of Station 16, a robust sculpture composed of two lintels could be seen.