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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".
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
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 ...
Due statue di Cristoforo Colombo (Two Statues of Columbus) [126] Lavagna. Cristoforo Colombo (Statue of Christopher Columbus) (1930) [127] Lucca. San Michele e 35 protomi di figure storiche (Saint Michael and 35 protomes of historical figures) [128] Milano. Statua di Cristoforo Colombo (Statue of Christopher Columbus) (19th century) [129]
In contrast to many other cities, the financial center of San Salvador is not located downtown, but at the periphery, towards the northwestern sections of the city. Downtown or "Old" San Salvador possesses many historical buildings, including the National Palace, the National Theater, the Plaza Libertad, and the Cathedral.
Benjamin Banneker statue Benjamin Banneker: National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C. 2016 Statue stands in front of a plan of the City of Washington, which Banneker did not plan, design or survey (see Mythology of Benjamin Banneker and List of common misconceptions) The Quest for Parity: Octavius Catto
A statue of the explorer Sir Francis Drake is displayed on a roundabout in Tavistock, England. (Dan Mullan / Getty Images) Drake had sailed his ship from England around the bottom of the Americas ...
The second wooden cathedral, completed in 1888, served as the seat of San Salvador's archbishops. On August 8, 1951, the Old San Salvador Cathedral was consumed by fire as a distraught crowd of onlookers watched. [1] For the next forty years, the San Salvador Cathedral was a barren concrete structure of exposed bricks and jutting iron buttresses.