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The Madrid bear sculpture meant for a Miami roundabout that ended up inside a restaurant instead

7 October 2026 at 15:09

Sometimes people count their chickens before they hatch. That’s what happened to the regional premier of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, in June 2022 during one of her trips to Miami, where she posed beside a large bear sculpture that she said would end up on a public roundabout in the southern Florida city. Meant to represent Madrid, the large, candy-like bear has instead been parked in the hallway of a well-known Miami restaurant, where it serves as a decorative item.

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Left to right: the sculptor Eladio de Mora, Hombres G drummer Javier Molina; Madrid regional premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso; Hombres G frontman David Summers; and the entrepreneur Carlos Galán, on June 26 2022.A bear painted like the Madrid regional flag has become a decorative element at Crazy About You restaurant, in Brickell, Miami's financial district.

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Madrid regional premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso speaking to the press in Miami in June 2022.
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