Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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
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 ...
The iconic statue of Christ on the globe sphere of planet earth is part of the Monumento al Divino Salvador del Mundo ('Monument to the Divine Saviour of the World') on Plaza El Salvador del Mundo ('The Saviour of the World Plaza'), a landmark located in the country's capital, San Salvador.
San Salvador is also known for the quick dropoff of the submerged platform of the island, allowing for numerous deep dive sites. The western coast has many wall reefs with steep drop offs, while the northern coast has many shallow barrier reefs, particularly surrounding the large shallow lagoon of Grahams Harbor.
The Monument to the Reconciliation was located at the intersection of the Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero Boulevard and Jerusalén Boulevard in San Salvador. [1] It was designed by Salvadoran sculptor Napoleón Alberto Escoto and was constructed by the Inclusive Cities Directorate [2] using thousands of keys donated to the directorate by Salvadoran citizens. [3]
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.
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 ...