Christ of the Mercy
Christ of Mercy statue overlooking San Juan del Sur
The Christ of the Mercy is a colossal statue of Jesus Christ in the city of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, to a height of 134 m .The statue is located highly above a the northernmost seawall in the bay of San Juan. It is possible to take a tour from one of the hostels in San Juan up to the statue. Otherwise pedestrian must cross a suspension bridge over Rio San Juan and follow stone roads up the mountainside to the feet of the statue. Entry is generally limited to those with a group reservation. There are dogs kenneled nearby that sound ferocious and would certainly be used to deter miscreants or vandals should the need ever arise. At the foot of the statue although guarded is a chapel which is treated like a shrine. Information Inside the chapel provides the full name of the work in Spanish along with text dating the construction to 2009.
See also
- Monumento al Divino Salvador del Mundo, Monument to the Savior of the World San Salvador City, El Salvador
- Cristo Redentore, Christ the Redeemer of Maratea, Italy
- Christ of Vung Tau in Vietnam (32 m)
- Christ Blessing in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia (30m)
- Cristo-Rei in Portugal: a 28 metre high monument of Christ the Redeemer
- Cristo Rei of Dili: a 27 metre high statue in Dili, Timor-Leste
- Cerro del Cubilete in Guanajuato, Mexico: a 23 meter high statue inspired by Christ the Redeemer
- Cristo Rey in Ejutla, Jalisco: Inspired By Rio de Janeiro's one
- Christ of the Ozarks in Arkansas, United States: a 20 meter high statue inspired by Christ the Redeemer
- Christ of Havana in Havana, Cuba: a 20 metre high statue inspired by Christ the Redeemer
- Christ the Redeemer of the Andes (Argentina/Chile)
- Cristo de la Concordia in Cochabamba, Bolivia
- Cristo de las Noas in Torreón, Mexico
- Christ of the Abyss in various underwater locations
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