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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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: sculpture
  • Also known as: “Cristo de la habana”, “El Cristo de la Habana”, and “ქრისტეს ქანდაკება ჰავანაში”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Havana Cathedral and Museum of the Revolution.

Church
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is one of eleven Catholic cathedrals on the island. It is located in the on Calle Empedrado, between San Ignacio y Mercaderes, , , Cuba. is situated 760 metres southwest of Christ of Havana.

Museum
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The is located in the section of , , in what was the presidential palace of all Cuban presidents from Mario García Menocal to Fulgencio Batista. is situated 1¼ km west of Christ of Havana.

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Plaza de la Catedral is one of the four main squares in and the site of the Cathedral of Havana from which it takes its name. Originally a swamp, it was later drained and used as a naval dockyard. 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 capital of , belonging to the municipal borough of . It is situated to the east of the entrance to .

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is the capital city of , and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba. Visitors come to for its music, history, culture, architecture and monuments.

Town
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is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs in the city of , . It comprises the town of , located at the bottom of Havana Bay in a former aborigine settlement named Guaicanamar, Loma Modelo in a peninsula dividing Marimelena from Guasabacoa inlets, and the village of located at the entry of the Havana Bay.

Christ of Havana

Latitude
23.14399° or 23° 8′ 38″ north
Longitude
-82.34495° or 82° 20′ 42″ west
Established
December 24th, 1958
Height
20 metres (66 feet)
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.
  • Armenian: “Հիսուս Քրիստոսի արձան (Հավանա)”
  • Armenian: “Հիսուս Քրիստոսի արձան”
  • Chinese: “哈瓦那基督像”
  • Chinese: “哈瓦那耶穌”
  • Dutch: “Christus van Havana”
  • Esperanto: “Kristo de Havano”
  • French: “Christ de La Havane”
  • Georgian: “ჰავანის ქრისტე”
  • Hungarian: “Cristo de La Habana”
  • Indonesian: “Kristus dari Havana”
  • Italian: “Cristo dell’Avana”
  • Korean: “예수상”
  • Portuguese: “Cristo de Havana”
  • Russian: “Гаванский Христос”
  • Spanish: “Cristo de La Habana”

Notable Places Nearby

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

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Mar de Nubes & Santuario Verde and Parque Comunidad La Cabaña.

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Worth a closer look: Havana and Santiago de Cuba.

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