Mexico and India are states a hemisphere apart and share the same statuses as emergent economies in the world stage. The two have enjoyed a healthy friendship for some time and plan to commemorate this diverse microcosm of cultures through a shared monument that has waited a decade to be formally revealed.
In 2013, the monument, the Friendship Arch at Delhi, has finally been inaugurated. Erected at the Park of the Five Senses close to India’s historic capital, the structure was described as a people’s project, spearheaded by organizations like the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage.
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The monument, more than ten years in the making, is a corbelled archway, a replica of the Gateway of Labna in Mexico’s Yucatan State, a monumental sacred gate that served as a ceremonial passage among areas of the city. The gate is among the many enduring relics of the ancient Maya civilization, one of many pre-colonial civilizations and empires that dominated Mexico and Central America.
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The arch’s inauguration took place on September 16th, Mexico’s Independence Day.
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This monument, more than ten years in the making, stands as a symbol of the enduring friendship between the two nations.
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