Jeff Koons' Floral Sculpture Puppy in front of the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum

The image shows Puppy, the famous sculpture by Jeff Koons that welcomes visitors at the entrance of the Guggenheim Museum. The work, 12 meters high, represents a West Highland White Terrier puppy covered with over 70,000 flowering plants that are replaced seasonally to maintain bright colors year-round. Created in 1992 and permanently installed in Bilbao in 1997, Puppy has become one of the most beloved public artworks in the world. In the background, the Iberdrola tower can be glimpsed. The sculpture represents optimism and joy, values that guided Bilbao's cultural rebirth. The internal irrigation system keeps alive thousands of begonias, petunias and impatiens.

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