PANECILLO hill in Quito
3000 mts on the sea level
It´s a sculpture of a madonna or Virgen María in 30 mts, it´s a replica of one that is in the San Francisco Church, called Legarda´s Virgen the sculter of the colonial age, built on 45 meters tall stone monument of a madonna wich was assembled on a high pedestal on the top of Panecillo hill. it is made of seven thousand pieces of aluminium. The monument was inaugurated on March 28, 1976 .
Legarda Virgen in San Francisco
Legarda´s Virgen
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View of the hill from another hill
Vista de la Cima de la Libertad o Templo de la Patria, donde hay un museo con los uniformes y armas usadas en la batalla de Pichincha para obtener la libertad del yugo español
The virgin stands on top of a globe and is stepping on a snake, wich is a classic madonna iconography. Less traditional are the wings. Locals claim that she is the only one in the world with wings like an angel.
Let´s see the view of Quito from this hill
In December it´s used as the stage for Christmas scene
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