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- ↑ "La escultura robada de richard serra vuelve a verse desde manana en el reina sofía en una réplica gemela" [Richard Serra's stolen sculpture can be seen again from tomorrow at the Reina Sofía in a twin replica]. El Economist (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2017.