El Sereno (Spanish: lit. transl. The Watchman) is a statue installed at Glorieta de los Insurgentes, a roundabout in Avenida de los Insurgentes, in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City. The statue was designed by Víctor Manuel Villareal and was unveiled in 1992. It depicts a watchman, a position that once represented law enforcement. Originally, El Sereno included a lamp and a plaque, both of which have since been removed or stolen.
By 2024, the roundabout had become a hotspot for crime and a shelter for homeless people. Multiple structures, including El Sereno, were covered in graffiti. In July of that year, the roundabout was cleared. The city government rehabilitated the space, including restoration of El Sereno, by September 2024.
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- Media related to El Sereno (sculpture) at Wikimedia Commons
