Freedom Monument (Trujillo)

The Freedom Monument (Spanish: Monumento a la Libertad ) is located in the center of the Plaza de Armas of Trujillo in Peru. It was created by sculptor Edmund dresdner Moeller.

History

On the occasion of the one hundredth anniversary of the independence of Trujillo from the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru after the expedition of San Martín 1820-1822 an international tender for the construction of a monument in 1920 was awarded, at which the draft of the German Edmund Moeller was able to prevail from 104 designs submitted. Construction began in 1925, the inauguration took place after more than four years of construction, rather than on July 4, 1929. The Monumento a la Libertad is considered Moeller 's most important work, for which he received the highest Peruvian State Prize, the Order El Sol del Peru by the Peruvian government.

The prize money of the jury was 1000 Peruvian pounds, which corresponded to 10,000 Soles de Oro. The total cost amounted to 250,000 Soles de Oro.

Shaping

On a granite base, the 30 meter high and 25 meter wide Memorialbau builds of three stages, designed in travertine, to: The first consists of a circular platform, the pedestal, with pedestals for sculptures, the symbolic art, science, agriculture, trade and represent health. The second section consists of three robust statues: A statue of a crouching man symbolizes slavery. The second figure rises forward, his hands tied in the back, the struggle for freedom symbolizing. The third statue is an upright man, stretched out an arm and a fist forming, which symbolizes the liberation.

On the body of memorial plaques are embedded: the first of these bronze reliefs, the proclamation of the independence of Trujillo by José Bernardo de Tagle Portocarrero is on December 29, 1820; the second panel commemorates the Battle of Junín on August 6, 1824 and the third panel commemorates the decisive battle of Ayacucho on December 9, 1824.

The statue on the top stands on a globe and holding in his right hand a torch of freedom.

The sculptural works and the design took place in Saxony, the monumental parts were then shipped via Bremerhaven to Trujillo, which led to a two-year stay in Peru Moeller.

The Plaza de Armas is the main square of Trujillo, and attraction for tourists.