Daily Pic 131 : Aguero Subte Station

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Hilda said…
Very interesting mural. Do you know what story it's depicting?
11 April 2009 at 21:52
Andrew Owen said…
Honestly, no! I tried to figure it out, but it's very big and covers several metres of wall. However, there are only so many stories in Argentine history/folklore so it's bound to be fairly predictable, I just need to study it a bit more.
12 April 2009 at 06:25
Conor said…
Line D was built in the 30's so it probably has some national working solidarity hue to it all. I love the tiling in the Subte!
13 April 2009 at 14:45
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