In 1990, architect and sculptor Armando Muñoz Garcia completed Tijuana III Millennium, a 53-foot (16m) sculpture of a woman made from concrete and steel to commemorate Tijuana’s centenary in 1989.

The statue – known affectionately by locals as La Mona 'the doll' – became home for Garcia and his wife, who is pictured here in the kitchen, located in the sculpture's stomach. The couple's bedroom nestled inside her chest, while the artist's office was located, appropriately enough, inside her head.

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