Wall Street Bull

This monument is created by the Italian Arturo Di Modica (1941-2021) and was made of bronze with a weight of more than 3,000 kilos. It is 3.4 meters high, 4.9 meters long and cost $360 thousand Although in Spanish it is called 'The Wall Street Bull', its English name is Charging Bull or Bull Wall Street although bull means bull was actually trying to make a word game between "bull" and "bullish," which means the rise in the stock exchange. It all goes back to October 1987, when New York suffers the second largest stock market drop in its history, the one known as black Monday, which caused panic and fear among the population to suffer a new fall. The Wall Street Bull also symbolizes prosperity and optimism. It also represents the aggressiveness and courage of the exchange agents and the American population. However, Arturo Di Modica created the Wall Street Bull to inspire every person who saw it to continue to fight even in difficult times. The tourists who visit this monument point out that by holding the bull's testicles it can give you prosperity and good economic fortune.

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