Monumento al Divino Salvador del Mundo

Monumento al Divino Salvador del Mundo is a monument and a national symbol and landmark of the country El Salvador.

Location

The national symbol is located in the center of the capital at the Plaza Salvador del Mundo (formerly Plaza las Américas ) in San Salvador.

History

The monument to Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of the world, was designed by the architect and artist José María Barahona Villaseñor. The approximately 18-meter- high statue is made of the figure of Christ, the patron saint of the country, standing on a globe and is mounted on a pedestal.

The first statue adorned the grave of the murdered in 1913 during the tenure of President Manuel Enrique Araujo. 1942 gave the family Araujo the statue the Archbishop of San Salvador. Archbishop Luis Chávez y González consecrated on November 26, 1942 at the First National Eucharistic Congress, the memorial at its present central place.

The earthquake of 1986, the statue fell to the ground and was seriously damaged. It was rebuilt and put back months after the campaign Levantemos el alma Salvadoreña into place. In this occasion the Plaza las Américas was renamed Plaza Salvador del Mundo.

2010, the entire facility, including the monument surrounding the central square was remodeled. The statue was renovated and received a new protective coating. Work began on 7 June 2010 and ended on 18 November of the year. This project was carried out by Grupo Roble on behalf of the city administration.

The national monument is also the place where the annual parades begin.