page_title: Monumental Clock of Pachuca
section_title: Female statue
hierarchical_section_title: Monumental Clock of Pachuca / Architecture / Female statue
caption_attribution_description: English: Clock Tower in Pachuca Español: Reloj Monumental en Pachuca de Soto, Hidalgo, México
context_page_description: The Pachuca's Monumental Clock is a clock tower 40 m high, located in Plaza Independencia of the Historic centre of the city of Pachuca, in Hidalgo State, Mexico. Which was built between 1904 and 1910 to commemorate the Centennial of the Independence of Mexico. Its machinery is identical to that of Big Ben in London. The Monumental Clock is the best known symbol and representative of the city.
context_section_description: At the third level of the tower are in each of the faces, female statues 3m high, carved in Italy with Carrara marble. These represent Mexican historical moments until 1910, being these,1810 the beginning of the Independence of Mexico 1821 the consummation of the Independence of Mexico, 1857 enactment of the Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States 1859 the Law Reform.
  Therefore, the statues representing the Liberty, Independence, Constitution and Reform: All of these dates are related to public rights and constitutional history, point which is reinforced by the image of each sculpture:
  The Independence (1810) is a young naked woman of upper torso with sword and torch in each hand.
  The Freedom (1821) also has the torso without coat, the right hand in up holding the bay laurel of victory, element that also takes by crown on the left wears a broken chain, left leg forward subtly and pleated tunic.
  The Constitution (1857) with grave, deep eyes, wearing a belt at the waist and holding in his hand the Magna Carta, his index finger of his right hand seems to point to the value of holding the left.
  The Reform (1859) in his right hand has a parchment unrolled and in left an open book covered with a robe, and wearing a skirt, it looks like progress because the folds the move of their clothes and his hair is wavy.
caption: Detail, which shows the statue of the 1859 Law Reform and the cover of clock where it can realize that the Roman numeral IV is written IIII.
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