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Virgin of El Panecillo. The Virgin of El Panecillo (in Spanish: Virgen del Panecillo), also known as the Virgin of Quito from the sculpture of the same name, is a monument in Quito, Ecuador. It is located on the top of the hill of El Panecillo, a loaf-shaped hill in the heart of the city and serves as a backdrop to the historic center of Quito.
Herrán Matorras' Virgin of El Panecillo (1976) on El Panecillo is a large replica of the sculpture. The Virgin of Quito (Spanish, La Virgen de Quito) — also known as the Virgin of the Apocalypse, Winged Virgin of Quito, Dancing Madonna, and Legarda's Virgin — is a wooden sculpture by the Quiteño artist Bernardo de Legarda (ca. 1700-1773) which has become the most representative example ...
The statue was engineered and erected by Anibal Lopez of Quito. El Panecillo in the 19th century. Quito (c. 1889), attributed to Rafael Salas. National Museum of Ecuador. The virgin stands on top of a globe and is stepping on a snake, which is a classic madonna iconography. Less traditional are the wings.
Statue of Don Juan de Oñate called The Equestrian in El Paso, Texas - At 36 feet (11 m) tall, it is purported by the sculptor to be the largest bronze equestrian statue in the world. Statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas - At 66 feet (20 m) tall, it is the tallest statue of any American political figure.
The timing is interesting as a new statue of the Virgin Mary was recently installed on the spot where the stolen statue formerly stood on the east side of the church at 800 Marquette Ave ...
Our Lady of the Good Event (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso; Spanish: Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso) is a Catholic Marian title. The phrase "Good Event" refers to the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus .
A statue of the Virgin Mary in Mexico has been captured “crying” tears, prompting hundreds to travel to witness a “miracle.”. The statue, residing in a church in the town of El Canal ...
Statue of the Holy Son in Wolmyeongdong, South Korea; Statue of Jesus Christ at Buntu Burake Hill, South Sulawesi, Indonesia [4] Jesus Blessed Sibea-bea or more often referred to as the Statue of Jesus in Sibea-bea, Samosir, North Sumatra, Indonesia, a statue monument with a height of 61 meters. [5]