23/07/2013 13:27
Venezuela to get first standing Chavez statue
Venezuela's first standing statue of the late leftist leader Hugo Chavez will be erected in a square in the western city of Merida, AFP reported, citing officials.
Standing 2.2 metres tall and weighing in at 330 kilograms, the bronze depiction shows Mr Chavez in military fatigues, beret, and presidential sash, his right hand on his chest and his left hand raised.
Poet and sculptor Manuel Suescun, who was commissioned to make the piece, is completing a clay model and then a bronze casting, which takes about a month.
The designated square is being prepared for the statue's arrival, although Merida officials have not yet determined when the statue will be unveiled.