Christ of Havana

The Christ of Havana is a large sculpture representing Jesus of , on a hilltop overlooking the bay in , . It is the work of the Cuban sculptor Jilma Madera, who won the commission for it in 1953.
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  • Work of art
  • …is a statue
  • …stands 20 metres (66 feet) tall
  • Description: sculpture
  • Established: December 24, 1958

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Havana Cathedral and Museum of the Revolution.
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Church
is one of eleven Catholic cathedrals on the island. is situated 760 metres southwest of Christ of Havana.
Paul Mannix, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Museum
The is located in the… is situated 1¼ km west of Christ of Havana.
Gorupdebesanez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plaza de la Catedral is one of the four main squares… is situated 770 metres southwest of Christ of Havana.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Casablanca and Havana.
Suburb
is a ward of the city of , the…
Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital city of , and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba.
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Town
is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs in the city of , .

Christ of Havana

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Latitude
23.14399° or 23° 8′ 38″ north
Longitude
-82.34495° or 82° 20′ 42″ west
Open location code
76MV4MV4+H2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1551270928
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q869807

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Christ of Havana” goes by many names.
Հիսուս Քրիստոսի արձանArmenian
Հիսուս Քրիստոսի արձան (Հավանա)Armenian
哈瓦那基督像Chinese
哈瓦那耶穌Chinese
Christus van HavanaDutch
Kristo de HavanoEsperanto
Christ de La HavaneFrench
ქრისტეს ქანდაკება ჰავანაშიGeorgian
ჰავანის ქრისტეGeorgian
Cristo de La HabanaHungarian
Kristus dari HavanaIndonesian
Cristo dell’AvanaItalian
예수상Korean
Cristo de HavanaPortuguese
Гаванский ХристосRussian
Cristo de La HabanaSpanish
El Cristo de la HabanaSpanish

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parque Comunidad La Cabaña and Home of Che Guevara (Museum).

Nearby Places

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