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The iconic statue of Christ on the globe sphere of planet Earth is part of the Monument to Divino Salvador del Mundo on Plaza El Salvador del Mundo (The Savior of the World Plaza). The statue was damaged in the 1986 San Salvador earthquake. [3] [4] It was rebuilt and put back in place months after the campaign "Lift up your soul Salvadoran".
Monumento al Divino Salvador del Mundo in San Salvador City, El Salvador; Risen Christ on top of Tombol Hill in Rosario, Batangas, Philippines [2] Statue of Jesus in Mansinam Island, West Papua, Indonesia; Sacred Heart of Jesus (Roxas, Capiz) in Roxas, Capiz in the Philippines; Sagrat Cor de Jesus in Ibiza, Spain; Statue of Jesus Christ, Ghosta ...
The monumental statue in the center of the plaza, dedicated to president Gerardo Barrios, was made by Francisco Durini and inaugurated in 1909. The project for the monument was conceived by brothers Antonio and Carlos Ezeta, with participation of educator Rafael Reyes. [1] The statue, cast in bronze, shows an equestrian statue of
Christopher Columbus Statue (1830) [26] San Salvador. Chicago Herald Monument (1891) [27] Columbus Monument (1956) [28] Mexico Olympic Monument (1968), one of three key locations along the 1968 Olympic torch route. [29] Nao Santa Maria Foundation Monument (1991) [30] Olympic Monument at Columbus Landing (1992) [31] Tappan Monument/Heloise ...
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The San Salvador volcano erupted again in 1917, [31] resulting in three major earthquakes that damaged the city so extensively the government was forced to temporarily move the capital to the city of Santa Tecla (known at the time as Nueva San Salvador). The 1986 San Salvador earthquake struck on 10 October 1986, causing considerable damage to ...
The plaza is also the focal point for celebrations accompanying the feast day of the Holy Savior (Spanish: San Salvador) on August 5 and 6. The religious procession held on Good Friday called El Descenso (The Descent), dedicated to the Divine Savior of the World , representing the Crucifixion of Jesus and his descent from the Cross, terminates ...
A statue of George Washington – a copy after French neo-classical sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon's 1790 full-length marble in the Virginia State Capitol – holds a prominent place. William James Hubard created a plaster copy after Houdon, that stood in the Rotunda from the late-1850s to 1934. It is now in the Smithsonian American Art Museum. [17]